Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Marbled Button

Belomys pearsonii compared with Acleris maccana

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Marbled Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Marbled Button
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Belomys	Acleris
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Acleris maccana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Marbled Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Marbled Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.