Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Wedgeleaf dock

Idiurus macrotis compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Wedgeleaf dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Wedgeleaf 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 frutescens

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Wedgeleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Wedgeleaf 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.

Wedgeleaf dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).