Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs yellow flax

Idiurus macrotis compared with Linum flavum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while yellow flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	yellow flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Linaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Linum
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Linum flavum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

yellow flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	yellow flax
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.

yellow flax

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Japan.