Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Scorched Alpine-Sedge

Belomys pearsonii compared with Carex atrofusca

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Scorched Alpine-Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Scorched Alpine-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	Carex
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Carex atrofusca

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Scorched Alpine-Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Scorched Alpine-Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scorched Alpine-Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.