vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Ensifer shofinae compared with Idiurus macrotis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobakteriler)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Rhizobiales (Rhizobiales)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Rhizobiaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Ensifer	Idiurus
Species	Ensifer shofinae	Idiurus macrotis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ensifer shofinae is a nitrogen-fixing alphaproteobacterium in the family Rhizobiaceae, capable of forming symbiotic nodules on leguminous plant roots. Like other Ensifer species, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen in exchange for carbon compounds from its host plant, making it ecologically important in low-nitrogen soils. It was isolated from root nodules and characterized based on molecular and phenotypic traits.