Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Lowveld Bead-string

Belomys pearsonii compared with Alchornea laxiflora

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Lowveld Bead-string is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Lowveld Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Belomys	Alchornea
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Alchornea laxiflora

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Lowveld Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Lowveld Bead-string
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lowveld Bead-string

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.