Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs milkweed

Idiurus macrotis compared with Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Gomphocarpus
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	milkweed
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.

milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).