Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Raphia Palm

Idiurus macrotis compared with Raphia farinifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Raphia Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Raphia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Raphia farinifera

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Raphia Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Raphia Palm
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.

Raphia Palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cameroon, Comoros, Madagascar, and Seychelles.