Dwarf eelgrass vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Zostera japonica compared with Idiurus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf eelgrass	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Alismatales (オモダカ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Zosteraceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Zostera	Idiurus
Species	Zostera japonica	Idiurus macrotis

Conservation Status

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf eelgrass	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.