Black Flying Squirrel vs Red Lauan

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Red Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Shorea
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Shorea negrosensis

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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

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.