Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs water dock

Idiurus macrotis compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Rumex
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).