Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Palmleaf cinquefoil

Idiurus macrotis compared with Potentilla collina

Key Differences

• Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern while Palmleaf cinquefoil is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Palmleaf cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Rosales (장미목)
Family	Anomaluridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Idiurus	Potentilla
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Potentilla collina

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Palmleaf cinquefoil

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Palmleaf cinquefoil
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.

Palmleaf cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and United States.