Devil's Shoestring vs Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Namdapha Flying Squirrel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Tephrosia	Biswamoyopterus
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.