Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs light feathered rustic

Belomys pearsonii compared with Agrotis cinerea

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while light feathered rustic is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	light feathered rustic
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Belomys	Agrotis
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Agrotis cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

light feathered rustic

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	light feathered rustic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

light feathered rustic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.