Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Phoma blight

Idiurus macrotis compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Epicoccum
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Phoma blight
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.

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.