Black Flying Squirrel vs Painted Suillus

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Suillaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Suillus
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and 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.