Blow fly vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Lucilia caesar compared with Idiurus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blow fly	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Calliphoridae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Lucilia	Idiurus
Species	Lucilia caesar	Idiurus macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blow fly and Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blow fly

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blow fly	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blow fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blow fly

The Blow fly (Lucilia caesar) is a species in the genus Lucilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.