Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Shortnose eagle ray

Idiurus macrotis compared with Myliobatis ridens

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Shortnose eagle ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Shortnose eagle ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Anomaluridae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Idiurus	Myliobatis
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Myliobatis ridens

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel and Shortnose eagle ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Shortnose eagle ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Shortnose eagle ray
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.

Shortnose eagle ray