Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs small fleabane

Idiurus macrotis compared with Pulicaria vulgaris

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while small fleabane is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	small fleabane
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	Pulicaria
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Pulicaria vulgaris

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

small fleabane

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	small fleabane
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.

small fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.