Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Belomys pearsonii compared with Hemaris tityus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
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)	Sphingidae
Genus	Belomys	Hemaris
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.