Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Shadow Darner

Idiurus macrotis compared with Aeshna umbrosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Shadow Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Anomaluridae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Idiurus	Aeshna
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Aeshna umbrosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel and Shadow Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Shadow Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Shadow Darner
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.

Shadow Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.