Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs jagged germanderwort

Belomys pearsonii compared with Riccardia chamedryfolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	jagged germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Aneuraceae
Genus	Belomys	Riccardia
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Riccardia chamedryfolia

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

jagged germanderwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

jagged germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.