Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs short-stem iris

Idiurus macrotis compared with Iris brevicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Anomaluridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Idiurus	Iris
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	short-stem iris
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-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.