Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Red Cosmet

Belomys pearsonii compared with Mompha locupletella

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Red Cosmet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Red Cosmet
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)	Momphidae
Genus	Belomys	Mompha
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Mompha locupletella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Red Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Red Cosmet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.