Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Hickory Pine

Belomys pearsonii compared with Pinus pungens

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Hickory Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Hickory Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Belomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Pinus pungens

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Hickory Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Hickory Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hickory Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.