Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Water Fig

Belomys pearsonii compared with Ficus verruculosa

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Water Fig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Water Fig
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)	Moraceae
Genus	Belomys	Ficus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Water Fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.