Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs mexican-apple

Idiurus macrotis compared with Casimiroa edulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	mexican-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Casimiroa
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Casimiroa edulis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

mexican-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	mexican-apple
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.

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Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.