Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Orange Tip

Belomys pearsonii compared with Anthocharis cardamines

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Orange Tip
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Belomys	Anthocharis
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Anthocharis cardamines

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Orange Tip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries).

Orange Tip

Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.