Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Red-crested Cotinga

Belomys pearsonii compared with Ampelion rubrocristatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Red-crested Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cotingidae
Genus	Belomys	Ampelion
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Ampelion rubrocristatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel and Red-crested Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Red-crested Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-crested Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Red-crested Cotinga

Red-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rubrocristatus) 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.