Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Mountain Pine

Idiurus macrotis compared with Pinus uncinata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Mountain Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Anomaluridae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Idiurus	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Pinus uncinata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Mountain Pine
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.

Mountain Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).