Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs scratch grass

Idiurus macrotis compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	scratch grass
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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.