Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Iridescent Centurion

Belomys pearsonii compared with Sargus iridatus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Iridescent Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Iridescent Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Belomys	Sargus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Sargus iridatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Iridescent Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Iridescent Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iridescent Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.