Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Spanish Gorse

Belomys pearsonii compared with Genista hispanica

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Spanish Gorse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Spanish Gorse
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	Genista
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

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