Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Ruby Bolete

Idiurus macrotis compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Boletaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Hortiboletus
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Ruby Bolete
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.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.