Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Narrowleaf dock

Idiurus macrotis compared with Rumex stenophyllus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Narrowleaf dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Rumex
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Rumex stenophyllus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Narrowleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Narrowleaf dock
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.

Narrowleaf dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States).