Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Rocky Mountain Maple

Idiurus macrotis compared with Acer glabrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Rocky Mountain Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Acer
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Acer glabrum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rocky Mountain Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Rocky Mountain Maple
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.

Rocky Mountain Maple

Habitat

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