Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs sand bluestem

Idiurus macrotis compared with Andropogon hallii

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while sand bluestem is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	sand bluestem
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Anomaluridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Idiurus	Andropogon
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Andropogon hallii

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

sand bluestem

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	sand bluestem
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.

sand bluestem

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and India.