Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Idiurus macrotis compared with Thyroptera discifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Anomaluridae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Idiurus	Thyroptera
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
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.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.