Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Small shell ginger

Idiurus macrotis compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Alpinia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Small shell ginger
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 shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.