Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs mule deer

Belomys pearsonii compared with Odocoileus hemionus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while mule deer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	mule deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Belomys	Odocoileus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Odocoileus hemionus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

mule deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mule deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.