Bog Chickweed vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Stellaria alsine compared with Idiurus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog Chickweed	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	Stellaria	Idiurus
Species	Stellaria alsine	Idiurus macrotis

Conservation Status

Bog Chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bog Chickweed	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

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

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bog Chickweed

The Bog Chickweed (Stellaria alsine) is a species in the genus Stellaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland.