bishop's-cap vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Astrophytum myriostigma compared with Idiurus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bishop's-cap	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	Cactaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Astrophytum	Idiurus
Species	Astrophytum myriostigma	Idiurus macrotis

Conservation Status

bishop's-cap

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bishop's-cap	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bishop's-cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bishop's-cap

The Bishop's-cap (Astrophytum myriostigma) is a species in the genus Astrophytum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.