Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Smooth Stonewort

Idiurus macrotis compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Characeae
Genus	Idiurus	Nitella
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.