Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs small notchwort

Belomys pearsonii compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Belomys	Lophozia
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.