The fur is red-brown on the top and white at the bottom. Characteristic are the long hair at the feet, which even covers the claws to protect against the cold in the higher altitudes. The body has a length of about 22 cm; the tail is another 13 cm long.
Taxonomy and systematicsEdit
As hairy-footed flying squirrel is related to the complex-toothed flying squirrel, some taxonomists have included the species to the genus Trogopterus. However, its status as distinct genus is now generally accepted.[2] The species is named after John Thomas Pearson.
There are four subspecies: Belomys pearsonii pearsonii, B. m. blandus, B. m. kaleensis, and B. m. trichotis. B. m. kaleensis is endemic to Taiwan. It appears to be genetically distinct from Vietnamese specimens, which themselves represented two distinct lineages (of unknown subspecies). All three lineages are distinct enough to be recognized as separate species.[2]
^ abOshida, Tatsuo; Lin, Liang-Kong; Chang, Shih-Wei; Dang, Can Ngoc; Nguyen, Son Truong; Nguyen, Nghia Xuan; Nguyen, Dang Xuan; Endo, Hideki; Kimura, Junpei; Sasaki, Motoki; Hayashida, Akiko; Takano, Ai (March 2015). "Mitochondrial DNA evidence suggests challenge to the conspecific status of the hairy-footed flying squirrel Belomys pearsonii from Taiwan and Vietnam". Mammal Study. 40 (1): 29–33. doi:10.3106/041.040.0106. S2CID 85821513.
October 21, 2023
hairy, footed, flying, squirrel, hairy, footed, flying, squirrel, belomys, pearsonii, flying, squirrel, found, mountains, eastern, himalaya, southeast, asia, southern, china, island, taiwan, lives, elevations, above, level, conservation, statusdata, deficient,. The hairy footed flying squirrel Belomys pearsonii is a flying squirrel found in the mountains of the eastern Himalaya Southeast Asia southern China and the island of Taiwan It lives at elevations of 800 2 400 m 2 600 7 900 ft above sea level 1 Hairy footed flying squirrelConservation statusData Deficient IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder RodentiaFamily SciuridaeGenus BelomysSpecies B pearsoniiBinomial nameBelomys pearsonii Gray 1842 SynonymsSciuropterus pearsonii Gray 1842Trogopterus pearsonii Gray 1842 The fur is red brown on the top and white at the bottom Characteristic are the long hair at the feet which even covers the claws to protect against the cold in the higher altitudes The body has a length of about 22 cm the tail is another 13 cm long Taxonomy and systematics EditAs hairy footed flying squirrel is related to the complex toothed flying squirrel some taxonomists have included the species to the genus Trogopterus However its status as distinct genus is now generally accepted 2 The species is named after John Thomas Pearson There are four subspecies Belomys pearsonii pearsonii B m blandus B m kaleensis and B m trichotis B m kaleensis is endemic to Taiwan It appears to be genetically distinct from Vietnamese specimens which themselves represented two distinct lineages of unknown subspecies All three lineages are distinct enough to be recognized as separate species 2 References Edit a b Molur S 2016 Belomys pearsonii IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T2756A22256636 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 1 RLTS T2756A22256636 en a b Oshida Tatsuo Lin Liang Kong Chang Shih Wei Dang Can Ngoc Nguyen Son Truong Nguyen Nghia Xuan Nguyen Dang Xuan Endo Hideki Kimura Junpei Sasaki Motoki Hayashida Akiko Takano Ai March 2015 Mitochondrial DNA evidence suggests challenge to the conspecific status of the hairy footed flying squirrel Belomys pearsonii from Taiwan and Vietnam Mammal Study 40 1 29 33 doi 10 3106 041 040 0106 S2CID 85821513 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hairy footed flying squirrel amp oldid 1169985866, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
