Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs white earwort

Belomys pearsonii compared with Diplophyllum albicans

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while white earwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	white earwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Belomys	Diplophyllum
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Diplophyllum albicans

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

white earwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	white earwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.