Belomys pearsonii
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
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.
The fur is red-brown on the top and white at the bottom. the margins of the eyelids are dark brown, and the sides of the face are pale rufous; the ears are moderately large and rounded, rather dark brown towards the tips, and pencilled at the base, anteriorly and posteriorly, with long delicate hairs. 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.
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. The species is named after John Thomas Pearson.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 6 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, the lowest month. That is one of Cuc Phuong National Park's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 390 mm in August.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cuc Phuong National Park, in our data
Cuc Phuong National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Sciuridae
The closest relatives of the Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel that you can see in Cuc Phuong National Park (family Sciuridae, Squirrels) are Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel (about 40%) and Maritime Striped Squirrel (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
