Black Flying Squirrel vs Red ash

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Alphitonia
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, 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.