Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Belomys pearsonii compared with Carex laevivaginata

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Smooth-Sheathed Fox 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 laevivaginata

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.