Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs marbled lungfish

Idiurus macrotis compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Anomaluridae	Protopteridae
Genus	Idiurus	Protopterus
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel and marbled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	marbled lungfish
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.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.