Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Warnstorf's peat moss

Idiurus macrotis compared with Sphagnum warnstorfii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Warnstorf's peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Sphagnum
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Sphagnum warnstorfii

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Warnstorf's peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Warnstorf's peat 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.

Warnstorf's peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States.