Black Flying Squirrel vs Lacquered Bracket

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Ganoderma
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), 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.