Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Salento Iris

Belomys pearsonii compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Belomys	Iris
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.