Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs limestone fern

Belomys pearsonii compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Belomys	Gymnocarpium
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.