Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Southern Dwarf

Belomys pearsonii compared with Elachista stabilella

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Southern Dwarf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Southern Dwarf
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)	Elachistidae
Genus	Belomys	Elachista
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Elachista stabilella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Southern Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Southern Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.