Black Flying Squirrel vs Tumbling Puffball

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Tumbling Puffball
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)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Bovista
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.