Black Flying Squirrel vs Orange Tooth

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aeromys	Hydnellum
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.