Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Prickly Heath

Idiurus macrotis compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Gaultheria
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.