Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Red Sumac

Idiurus macrotis compared with Rhus glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Red Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Rhus
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).