Chestnutleaf false croton vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Caperonia castaneifolia compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

• Chestnutleaf false croton is Not Evaluated while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnutleaf false croton	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Caperonia	Belomys
Species	Caperonia castaneifolia	Belomys pearsonii

Conservation Status

Chestnutleaf false croton

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnutleaf false croton	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnutleaf false croton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnutleaf false croton

The Chestnutleaf false croton (Caperonia castaneifolia) is a species in the genus Caperonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.