Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Seneca Root

Idiurus macrotis compared with Polygala senega

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Seneca Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Seneca Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Anomaluridae	Polygalaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Polygala
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Polygala senega

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Seneca Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Seneca Root
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.

Seneca Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and United States.