Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Waved Silk-moss

Idiurus macrotis compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Plagiothecium
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.