Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Belomys pearsonii compared with Dioctria hyalipennis

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Stripe-Legged Robberfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asilidae
Genus	Belomys	Dioctria
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Dioctria hyalipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.