Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Thread Weed

Idiurus macrotis compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Ulva
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Thread Weed
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.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).