Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Natal plum

Idiurus macrotis compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Carissa
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Natal plum
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.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).