Black Flying Squirrel vs Tear Dropper

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.