Long-eared flying mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the long-eared flying mouse lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Idiurus macrotis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Anomaluridae

Where does the long-eared flying mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-eared flying mouse in 3 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the long-eared flying mouse endangered?

The long-eared flying mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the long-eared flying mouse?

The long-eared flying mouse (Idiurus macrotis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Anomaluridae, genus Idiurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the long-eared flying mouse

The long-eared flying mouse (Idiurus macrotis) or long-eared scaly-tailed flying squirrel, is a species of flying mouse from western and central Africa. It is not actually a squirrel, nor a mouse, though it is a rodent. Not much is known about them because they are very hard to keep alive in captivity.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-eared flying mouse (revision 1373475786), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305838 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).