Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs streamside peat moss

Belomys pearsonii compared with Sphagnum riparium

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while streamside peat moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	streamside peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Belomys	Sphagnum
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Sphagnum riparium

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

streamside peat moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	streamside peat moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

streamside peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

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