Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs

Idiurus macrotis compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Anomaluridae	Nostocaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Nostoc
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Nostoc sphaericum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.