Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Thistle Rust

Idiurus macrotis compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Puccinia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Thistle Rust
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.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.