Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Spring Sowbread

Idiurus macrotis compared with Cyclamen repandum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Spring Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Spring Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Primulaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Cyclamen
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Cyclamen repandum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Spring Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Spring Sowbread
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.

Spring Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.