Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Slender Spreadwing

Idiurus macrotis compared with Lestes rectangularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Slender Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Anomaluridae	Lestidae
Genus	Idiurus	Lestes
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Slender Spreadwing
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.

Slender Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.