Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs spiral ginger

Idiurus macrotis compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	spiral 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.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.