Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Norway lemming

Belomys pearsonii compared with Lemmus lemmus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Norway lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Norway lemming
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Belomys	Lemmus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Lemmus lemmus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel and Norway lemming share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Norway lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.