Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Hover fly

Belomys pearsonii compared with Cheilosia pagana

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Hover fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Syrphidae
Genus	Belomys	Cheilosia
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.