Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Shallon

Idiurus macrotis compared with Gaultheria shallon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Shallon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Gaultheria
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Gaultheria shallon

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Shallon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Shallon
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.

Shallon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).