Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs White Cheese Polypore

Idiurus macrotis compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Tyromyces
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	White Cheese Polypore
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.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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