Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Spathulate Botrychium

Idiurus macrotis compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Botrychium
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.