Large black flying squirrel

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iLarge black flying squirrels Fossil range: Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Tribe: Pteromyini Genus: Aeromys Robinson & Kloss, 1915
Species
Aeromys tephromelas Aeromys thomasi

Large black flying squirrels (genus Aeromys) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Pteromyinae. They are only found in South-east Asia.

There are two species of Large black flying squirrels:

• Black flying squirrel, Aeromys tephromelas
• Thomas' flying squirrel, Aeromys thomasi