Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs river moss

Belomys pearsonii compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while river moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Belomys	Fontinalis
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	river moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.