Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs small-flowered draba

Idiurus macrotis compared with Draba micropetala

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while small-flowered draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	small-flowered draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Draba
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Draba micropetala

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

small-flowered draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	small-flowered draba
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-flowered draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.