Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Irish Major

Belomys pearsonii compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Irish Major
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	Oxycera
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Irish Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.