Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Wild Lettuce

Belomys pearsonii compared with Lactuca quercina

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Wild Lettuce is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Belomys	Lactuca
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Lactuca quercina

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Wild Lettuce

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

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