Black Flying Squirrel vs Small Scabious Mining Bee

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Andrena marginata

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Small Scabious Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Small Scabious Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Andrenidae
Genus	Aeromys	Andrena
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Andrena marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Flying Squirrel and Small Scabious Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Small Scabious Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Small Scabious Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Scabious Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.