Sciuropterus pearsonii Gray, 1842 Trogopterus pearsonii (Gray, 1842) 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.

[1] 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.

[2] Characteristic are the long hair at the feet, which even covers the claws to protect against the cold in the higher altitudes.

As hairy-footed flying squirrel is related to the complex-toothed flying squirrel, some taxonomists have included the species to the genus Trogopterus.