Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Prostrate Feather-Moss

Idiurus macrotis compared with Sematophyllum demissum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Prostrate Feather-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Prostrate Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Sematophyllaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Sematophyllum
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Sematophyllum demissum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Prostrate Feather-Moss
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.

Prostrate Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.