Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Ozark witch-hazel

Idiurus macrotis compared with Hamamelis vernalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Ozark witch-hazel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Hamamelidaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Hamamelis
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Hamamelis vernalis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Ozark witch-hazel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Ozark witch-hazel
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.

Ozark witch-hazel

Habitat

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