Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Rough Stonewort

Idiurus macrotis compared with Chara aspera

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Rough Stonewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Rough Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Characeae
Genus	Idiurus	Chara
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Chara aspera

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rough Stonewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Rough Stonewort
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.

Rough Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.