Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Scrub Pine

Idiurus macrotis compared with Pinus virginiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Scrub Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Anomaluridae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Idiurus	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Pinus virginiana

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Scrub Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Scrub Pine
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.

Scrub Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Canada.