Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Longawn Muhly

Belomys pearsonii compared with Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Longawn Muhly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Longawn Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Belomys	Muhlenbergia
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Longawn Muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Longawn Muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.