Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Large Tabby

Belomys pearsonii compared with Aglossa pinguinalis

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Large Tabby is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Large Tabby
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)	Pyralidae
Genus	Belomys	Aglossa
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Aglossa pinguinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Large Tabby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Tabby

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).