Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Belomys pearsonii compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Spreading 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 divaricatus

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).