Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Rainpool Spreadwing

Belomys pearsonii compared with Lestes forficula

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Rainpool Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Rainpool Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lestidae
Genus	Belomys	Lestes
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Lestes forficula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Rainpool Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Rainpool Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rainpool Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.