Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Belomys pearsonii compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Sweetflag 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 forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.