Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs three-nerved sedge

Belomys pearsonii compared with Carex trinervis

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while three-nerved sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	three-nerved 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 trinervis

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

three-nerved sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	three-nerved sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

three-nerved sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.