Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Short-Stalked Suillus

Idiurus macrotis compared with Suillus brevipes

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Short-Stalked Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Short-Stalked Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Suillaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Suillus
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Suillus brevipes

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Short-Stalked Suillus
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.

Short-Stalked Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.