Black Flying Squirrel vs Scaly Hawkbit

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Scaly Hawkbit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Scaly Hawkbit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aeromys	Hedypnois
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Hedypnois cretica

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Scaly Hawkbit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.