Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Pigeonpea

Idiurus macrotis compared with Cajanus cajan

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Pigeonpea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Anomaluridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Cajanus
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Cajanus cajan

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pigeonpea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Pigeonpea
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.

Pigeonpea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).