Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Thrip

Belomys pearsonii compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Thripidae
Genus	Belomys	Hercinothrips
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).