Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Variable Dancer

Idiurus macrotis compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Anomaluridae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Idiurus	Argia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Variable Dancer
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.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.