Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Streamside Swordfern

Idiurus macrotis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Nephrolepis
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.