Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Ridged Tooth

Idiurus macrotis compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Idiurus	Hydnellum
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Ridged Tooth
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.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).