Adder’S-Mouth vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Malaxis bayardii compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

• Adder’S-Mouth is Critically Endangered while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder’S-Mouth	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orchidaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Malaxis	Belomys
Species	Malaxis bayardii	Belomys pearsonii

Conservation Status

Adder’S-Mouth

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder’S-Mouth	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder’S-Mouth

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Adder’S-Mouth

The Adder’S-Mouth (Malaxis bayardii) is a species in the genus Malaxis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Canada and United States.