Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs saline atriplex

Idiurus macrotis compared with Atriplex dioica

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while saline atriplex is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	saline atriplex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Atriplex
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Atriplex dioica

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

saline atriplex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	saline atriplex
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.

saline atriplex

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.