Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Waved Pincertail

Idiurus macrotis compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Anomaluridae	Gomphidae
Genus	Idiurus	Onychogomphus
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.