Delicate Stonewort vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Chara virgata compared with Idiurus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Stonewort	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Charophyta (Charophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charales (Charales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Characeae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Chara	Idiurus
Species	Chara virgata	Idiurus macrotis

Conservation Status

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Stonewort	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.