Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Mealy Pixie Cup

Idiurus macrotis compared with Cladonia chlorophaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Mealy Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Cladonia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Cladonia chlorophaea

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Pixie Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Mealy Pixie Cup
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.

Mealy Pixie Cup

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).