Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Rayed Tansy

Idiurus macrotis compared with Tanacetum macrophyllum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Rayed Tansy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Rayed Tansy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Anomaluridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Idiurus	Tanacetum
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Tanacetum macrophyllum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rayed Tansy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Rayed Tansy
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.

Rayed Tansy

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).