Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs sharp-wing monkey-flower

Idiurus macrotis compared with Mimulus alatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	sharp-wing monkey-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Phrymaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Mimulus
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Mimulus alatus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

sharp-wing monkey-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	sharp-wing monkey-flower
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.

sharp-wing monkey-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.