Dark-triangle Button vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Acleris laterana compared with Idiurus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-triangle Button	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Tortricidae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Acleris	Idiurus
Species	Acleris laterana	Idiurus macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-triangle Button and Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Dark-triangle Button

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-triangle Button	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-triangle Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.