Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Silent Firefly

Idiurus macrotis compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Anomaluridae	Lampyridae
Genus	Idiurus	Photinus
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Silent Firefly
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.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.