Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Wild Buttercup

Idiurus macrotis compared with Ranunculus multifidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Wild Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Ranunculus
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Ranunculus multifidus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Wild Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Wild Buttercup
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.

Wild Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.