Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Sand Hickory

Idiurus macrotis compared with Carya pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Sand Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Anomaluridae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Carya
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Carya pallida

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sand Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Sand Hickory
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 Hickory

Habitat

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