Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Kirby's Dropwing

Belomys pearsonii compared with Trithemis kirbyi

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Kirby's Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Kirby's Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Libellulidae
Genus	Belomys	Trithemis
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Trithemis kirbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel and Kirby's Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Kirby's Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Kirby's Dropwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kirby's Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.