Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Marsh Straw Sedge

Belomys pearsonii compared with Carex echinodes

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Marsh Straw Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Marsh Straw Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Belomys	Carex
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Carex echinodes

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Marsh Straw Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Marsh Straw Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Straw Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.