Dowdy Plume vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pterophoridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Stenoptilia	Belomys
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Belomys pearsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Dowdy Plume and Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.