alpine cinquefoil vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Potentilla crantzii compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Potentilla	Belomys
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Belomys pearsonii

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.