Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Squirrel Corn

Idiurus macrotis compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Idiurus	Dicentra
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Squirrel Corn
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.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.