Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Wild Pimento

Idiurus macrotis compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Pimenta
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Wild Pimento
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 Pimento

Habitat

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