Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Maple Button

Idiurus macrotis compared with Acleris forsskaleana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Maple Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Anomaluridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Idiurus	Acleris
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Acleris forsskaleana

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel and Maple Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Maple Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Maple Button
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.

Maple Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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