Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Idiurus macrotis compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Spreading Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Spreading Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Anomaluridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Idiurus	Cotoneaster
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Spreading Cotoneaster
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.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).