Chestnut-backed Chickadee vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Poecile rufescens compared with Idiurus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Paridae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Poecile	Idiurus
Species	Poecile rufescens	Idiurus macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Chickadee and Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

The Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) is a species in the genus Poecile. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.