Flat Wrack vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Fucus spiralis compared with Idiurus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fucaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Fucus	Idiurus
Species	Fucus spiralis	Idiurus macrotis

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).