Common Ringlet vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Coenonympha tullia compared with Idiurus macrotis

Key Differences

• Common Ringlet is Extinct while Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Ringlet	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Anomaluridae
Genus	Coenonympha	Idiurus
Species	Coenonympha tullia	Idiurus macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Ringlet and Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Ringlet

EX — Extinct

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Ringlet	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (27 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Ringlet

A borboleta-das-campinas (Coenonympha tullia) está classificada como Extinta (EX) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Esta espécie foi declarada extinta, sem indivíduos vivos conhecidos na natureza ou em cativeiro.