Curran’s Pitogo vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Cycas curranii compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cycas	Belomys
Species	Cycas curranii	Belomys pearsonii

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.