Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Parnassus Dandelion

Belomys pearsonii compared with Taraxacum parnassicum

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Parnassus Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Parnassus Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Taraxacum parnassicum

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Parnassus Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Parnassus Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parnassus Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.