Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Mite

Belomys pearsonii compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Macronyssidae
Genus	Belomys	Ornithonyssus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).