Cape Lilac vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Ehretia rigida compared with Idiurus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Lilac	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ehretiaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Ehretia	Idiurus
Species	Ehretia rigida	Idiurus macrotis

Conservation Status

Cape Lilac

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Lilac	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Lilac

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.

Cape Lilac

The Cape Lilac (Ehretia rigida) is a species in the genus Ehretia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.