fetterbush vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Lyonia lucida compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

• fetterbush is Vulnerable while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fetterbush	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lyonia	Belomys
Species	Lyonia lucida	Belomys pearsonii

Conservation Status

fetterbush

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

fetterbush

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.