Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Oriental asperula

Idiurus macrotis compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Asperula
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Oriental asperula
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.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).