Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Northern Firefly

Belomys pearsonii compared with Pyractomena borealis

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Northern Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lampyridae
Genus	Belomys	Pyractomena
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.