Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Tree Grayling

Idiurus macrotis compared with Hipparchia statilinus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Tree Grayling is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Tree Grayling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Anomaluridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Idiurus	Hipparchia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Hipparchia statilinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel and Tree Grayling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tree Grayling

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Tree Grayling
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.

Tree Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (30 countries).