Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Roman nettle

Idiurus macrotis compared with Urtica pilulifera

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Roman nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Roman nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Anomaluridae	Urticaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Urtica
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Urtica pilulifera

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Roman nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Roman nettle
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.

Roman nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).