Namdapha Flying Squirrel vs slender thistle

Biswamoyopterus biswasi compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Namdapha Flying Squirrel is Critically Endangered while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Namdapha Flying Squirrel	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Biswamoyopterus	Carduus
Species	Biswamoyopterus biswasi	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

CR — Critically Endangered

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.