Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs short-stem iris

Belomys pearsonii compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Belomys	Iris
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.