Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Meadow Phlox

Belomys pearsonii compared with Phlox maculata

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Meadow Phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Meadow Phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Belomys	Phlox
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Phlox maculata

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Meadow Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Meadow Phlox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

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