Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Thrift Rust

Idiurus macrotis compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Thrift 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	Uromyces
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Thrift 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.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.