Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Thinkadu

Idiurus macrotis compared with Parashorea stellata

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Thinkadu is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Thinkadu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Parashorea
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Thinkadu
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.

Thinkadu

Habitat

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