Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs mantled howler

Belomys pearsonii compared with Alouatta palliata

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while mantled howler is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	mantled howler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Atelidae
Genus	Belomys	Alouatta
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Alouatta palliata

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel and mantled howler share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

mantled howler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	mantled howler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mantled howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.