Black Flying Squirrel vs Gold Tooth

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Hydnellum auratile

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Gold Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Gold Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aeromys	Hydnellum
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Hydnellum auratile

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Gold Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gold Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.