Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Morass Cabbage Palm

Idiurus macrotis compared with Roystonea princeps

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Morass Cabbage Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Morass Cabbage Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Roystonea
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Roystonea princeps

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Morass Cabbage Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Morass Cabbage Palm
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.

Morass Cabbage Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.