Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Belomys pearsonii compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Soricidae
Genus	Belomys	Crocidura
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel and Lesser White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).