Black Flying Squirrel vs Keeled wormseed

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Keeled wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Dysphania
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Keeled wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.