Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Ram's Head Lady Slipper

Idiurus macrotis compared with Cypripedium plectrochilum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Ram's Head Lady Slipper is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Ram's Head Lady Slipper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Cypripedium
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Cypripedium plectrochilum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Ram's Head Lady Slipper

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Ram's Head Lady Slipper
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.

Ram's Head Lady Slipper

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.