Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Red-Root Flat Sedge

Belomys pearsonii compared with Cyperus erythrorhizos

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Red-Root Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Red-Root Flat 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	Cyperus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Cyperus erythrorhizos

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Red-Root Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Red-Root Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Root Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.