Black Flying Squirrel vs Gut Weed

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Ulva intestinalis

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Gut Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Ulva
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.