Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Red Leskea

Idiurus macrotis compared with Orthothecium rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Red Leskea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Orthothecium
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Orthothecium rufescens

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red Leskea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Red Leskea
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 Leskea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.