Cat Dapperling vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Lepiota felina compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

• Cat Dapperling is Least Concern while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat Dapperling	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lepiota	Belomys
Species	Lepiota felina	Belomys pearsonii

Conservation Status

Cat Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat Dapperling

The Cat Dapperling (Lepiota felina) is a species in the genus Lepiota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.