Black Flying Squirrel vs Illawarra Flame Tree

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Brachychiton acerifolius

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Illawarra Flame Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Illawarra Flame Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Malvaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Brachychiton
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Brachychiton acerifolius

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Illawarra Flame Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Illawarra Flame Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Illawarra Flame Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Botswana, India, and Taiwan.

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.