Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Mountain Plume

Belomys pearsonii compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Mountain Plume
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)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Belomys	Stenoptilia
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Stenoptilia islandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.