Black Flying Squirrel vs Forest Num-num

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Carissa
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Black Flying Squirrel

The Black Flying Squirrel (Aeromys tephromelas) is a species in the genus Aeromys. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.