Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Woolly Rosette

Idiurus macrotis compared with Cotylidia pannosa

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Woolly Rosette is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Woolly Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Cotylidia
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Cotylidia pannosa

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Rosette

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Woolly Rosette
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.

Woolly Rosette

Habitat

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

Range

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