Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Streamside Swordfern

Belomys pearsonii compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Belomys	Nephrolepis
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.