Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Staph beetle

Idiurus macrotis compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Anomaluridae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Idiurus	Oligota
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Oligota pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel and Staph beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Staph beetle
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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).