Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Meerkat

Idiurus macrotis compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Meerkat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Anomaluridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Idiurus	Suricata
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Suricata suricatta

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel and Meerkat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Meerkat
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.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.