Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Longawn Muhly

Idiurus macrotis compared with Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Longawn Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Anomaluridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Idiurus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Longawn Muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Longawn Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Longawn Muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.