Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Mountain yam

Idiurus macrotis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Dioscorea
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

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