Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Sargent Cherry

Idiurus macrotis compared with Prunus sargentii

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Sargent Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Sargent Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Anomaluridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Idiurus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Prunus sargentii

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sargent Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Sargent Cherry
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.

Sargent Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.