Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
Family Sciuridae Batsch, 1788 - squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs
Subfamily Pteromyinae Brandt, 1855 - flying squirrels
Genus Aeromys Robinson & Kloss, 1915 - large black flying squirrels
Aeromys tephromelas Günther, 1873 - black flying squirrel
Aeromys thomasi Hose, 1900 - Thomas' flying squirrel