Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs white earwort

Idiurus macrotis compared with Diplophyllum albicans

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while white earwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	white earwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Diplophyllum
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Diplophyllum albicans

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

white earwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	white earwort
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 earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.