Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Splitpea Shanklet

Idiurus macrotis compared with Collybia cookei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Splitpea Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Anomaluridae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Idiurus	Collybia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Collybia cookei

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Splitpea Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Splitpea Shanklet
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.

Splitpea Shanklet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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