Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Jet Ant

Belomys pearsonii compared with Lasius fuliginosus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Jet Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Jet Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Formicidae
Genus	Belomys	Lasius
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Lasius fuliginosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Jet Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Jet Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jet Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).