Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs mersawa

Idiurus macrotis compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Anisoptera
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	mersawa
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.

mersawa

Habitat

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