False Lupin vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Thermopsis montana compared with Idiurus macrotis

Key Differences

• False Lupin is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Lupin	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Thermopsis	Idiurus
Species	Thermopsis montana	Idiurus macrotis

Conservation Status

False Lupin

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Lupin	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Lupin

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.