Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Question Mark

Idiurus macrotis compared with Polygonia interrogationis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Question Mark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Anomaluridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Idiurus	Polygonia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Polygonia interrogationis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Question Mark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Question Mark
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.

Question Mark

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.