Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Spathulate Botrychium

Belomys pearsonii compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Belomys	Botrychium
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.