Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Stinking iris

Idiurus macrotis compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Anomaluridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Idiurus	Iris
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).