Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Mountain Aster

Belomys pearsonii compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Mountain 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	Oclemena
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.