Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Peruvian primrose-willow

Idiurus macrotis compared with Ludwigia peruviana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Peruvian primrose-willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Onagraceae
Genus	Idiurus	Ludwigia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Ludwigia peruviana

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Peruvian primrose-willow
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.

Peruvian primrose-willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).