Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Silver ragwort

Idiurus macrotis compared with Jacobaea maritima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Silver ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Anomaluridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Idiurus	Jacobaea
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Jacobaea maritima

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Silver ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Silver ragwort
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 ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).