Black Flying Squirrel vs Shingled Rock Shield

Aeromys tephromelas compared with Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Key Differences

• Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Shingled Rock Shield is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Flying Squirrel	Shingled Rock Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Aeromys	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Aeromys tephromelas	Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Conservation Status

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Shingled Rock Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Flying Squirrel	Shingled Rock Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingled Rock Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.