Black Flying Squirrel vs Pine Crust

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Peniophora pini

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Pine Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Aeromys	Peniophora
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Pine Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.