Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Low Rough Aster

Belomys pearsonii compared with Eurybia radula

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Low Rough Aster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Low Rough Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Belomys	Eurybia
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Eurybia radula

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Low Rough Aster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Low Rough Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low Rough Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.