Balkan Catchfly vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Silene csereii compared with Idiurus macrotis

Key Differences

• Balkan Catchfly is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Catchfly	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Silene	Idiurus
Species	Silene csereii	Idiurus macrotis

Conservation Status

Balkan Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Catchfly	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kazakhstan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balkan Catchfly

The Balkan Catchfly (Silene csereii) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.