Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Seneca Root

Belomys pearsonii compared with Polygala senega

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Seneca Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Seneca Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polygalaceae
Genus	Belomys	Polygala
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Polygala senega

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Seneca Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Seneca Root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seneca Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and United States.