Australian rosewood vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Alectryon oleifolius compared with Idiurus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian rosewood	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Alectryon	Idiurus
Species	Alectryon oleifolius	Idiurus macrotis

Conservation Status

Australian rosewood

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian rosewood	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian rosewood

Habitat

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

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Australian rosewood

The Australian rosewood (Alectryon oleifolius) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.