Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Red Truffle

Idiurus macrotis compared with Tuber rufum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Tuber
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.