Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs wormseed

Belomys pearsonii compared with Artemisia maritima

Key Differences

  • Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while wormseed is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel wormseed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Belomys Artemisia
Species Belomys pearsonii Artemisia maritima

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

wormseed

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel wormseed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wormseed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

No description available.

wormseed

No description available.

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