Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Mint

Idiurus macrotis compared with Mentha verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Mint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Mentha
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Mentha verticillata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mint

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Mint
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.

Mint

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).