Hairy-footed flying squirrel

The Haarfuß flying squirrel ( Belomys pearsoni ) is an Asian type of flying squirrel. It is spread from the eastern Himalayas over the highlands of Southeast Asia and southern China to Taiwan. Despite the large distribution area, it is nowhere common and rather like an island located in scattered regions. It lives at altitudes of 1500-2400 m.

The color of the fur is reddish brown on the upper side and lower side whitish. The name derives from the long hair on the feet, which even cover the claws and protect at high altitudes from the cold. The body length is about 22 cm, added 13 inch cock.

Some zoologists rank this squirrel together with the complex tooth flying squirrel in the genus Trogopterus a; is quite certain that both species are closely related.