Black Flying Squirrel vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Nymphoides cordata

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Nymphoides
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.