Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Slender Spreadwing

Belomys pearsonii compared with Lestes rectangularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Slender 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 rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.