Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs scimitar-bean

Belomys pearsonii compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Belomys	Canavalia
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).