Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs soft-haired panicgrass

Idiurus macrotis compared with Dichanthelium subvillosum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while soft-haired panicgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	soft-haired panicgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Anomaluridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Idiurus	Dichanthelium
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Dichanthelium subvillosum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

soft-haired panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	soft-haired panicgrass
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.

soft-haired panicgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.