Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Nodding Trillium

Belomys pearsonii compared with Trillium cernuum

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Nodding Trillium is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Nodding Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Belomys	Trillium
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Trillium cernuum

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Nodding Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Nodding Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nodding Trillium

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.