Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Spiny Threadwort

Idiurus macrotis compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Cephaloziella
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Spiny Threadwort
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.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.