Namdapha Flying Squirrel vs

Biswamoyopterus biswasi compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

• Namdapha Flying Squirrel is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Biswamoyopterus	Pinnularia
Species	Biswamoyopterus biswasi	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.