Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Richards' Greenbottle

Idiurus macrotis compared with Lucilia richardsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Richards' Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Anomaluridae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Idiurus	Lucilia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Lucilia richardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel and Richards' Greenbottle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Richards' Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Richards' Greenbottle
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.

Richards' Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.