Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Straw-colored Sylph

Belomys pearsonii compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Straw-colored Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Libellulidae
Genus	Belomys	Macrothemis
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Straw-colored Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.