Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Silver Lime

Idiurus macrotis compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Tilia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Silver Lime
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.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).