Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Idiurus macrotis compared with Cladonia pleurota

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Red-Fruited Pixie Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Cladonia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Cladonia pleurota

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
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-Fruited Pixie Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.