Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Maydell's locoweed

Idiurus macrotis compared with Oxytropis maydelliana

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Maydell's locoweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Maydell's locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Anomaluridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Oxytropis
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Oxytropis maydelliana

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Maydell's locoweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Maydell's locoweed
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.

Maydell's locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.