Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs variable forklet moss

Idiurus macrotis compared with Dicranella varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	variable forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Dicranella
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Dicranella varia

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

variable forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	variable forklet moss
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 forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).