Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Squirrel Corn

Belomys pearsonii compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Belomys	Dicentra
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.