Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Large Copper

Belomys pearsonii compared with Lycaena dispar

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Large Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Large Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Belomys	Lycaena
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Lycaena dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Large Copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Large Copper

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.