Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Pitpat

Belomys pearsonii compared with Pittosporum patulum

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Pitpat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Pitpat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Belomys	Pittosporum
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Pittosporum patulum

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Pitpat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitpat

Habitat

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