Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Mnestra’s Ringlet

Belomys pearsonii compared with Erebia mnestra

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Mnestra’s Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Mnestra’s Ringlet
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Belomys	Erebia
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Erebia mnestra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Mnestra’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.