American Bladdernut vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Staphylea trifolia compared with Idiurus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bladdernut	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Staphylea	Idiurus
Species	Staphylea trifolia	Idiurus macrotis

Conservation Status

American Bladdernut

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bladdernut	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Bladdernut

The American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) is a species in the genus Staphylea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.