Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Belomys pearsonii compared with Funisciurus anerythrus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Thomas's Rope Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Thomas's Rope Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Belomys	Funisciurus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Funisciurus anerythrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel and Thomas's Rope Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sciuridae. (Squirrels)

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Thomas's Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.