Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Pill Beetle

Idiurus macrotis compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Anomaluridae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Idiurus	Byrrhus
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel and Pill Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Pill Beetle
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.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.