Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs toothcup

Idiurus macrotis compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Lythraceae
Genus	Idiurus	Ammannia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	toothcup
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.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).