Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs water dock

Belomys pearsonii compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Belomys	Rumex
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).