Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Obscure Cotoneaster

Belomys pearsonii compared with Cotoneaster obscurus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Obscure Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Obscure Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Belomys	Cotoneaster
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Cotoneaster obscurus

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Obscure Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Obscure Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.