Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs red beard moss

Idiurus macrotis compared with Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	red beard moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Bryoerythrophyllum
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

red beard moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	red beard 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.

red beard moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).