Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Window Gnat

Belomys pearsonii compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Anisopodidae
Genus	Belomys	Sylvicola
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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