vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Coprinopsis kubickae compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		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	Psathyrellaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Coprinopsis	Belomys
Species	Coprinopsis kubickae	Belomys pearsonii

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coprinopsis kubickae is a small, ink-cap mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae, belonging to a genus of autodigestive fungi where the cap deliquesces into a black inky mass at maturity as spores are released. It grows on dung, straw, or decomposing organic matter in agricultural and woodland settings. Assessed as Least Concern, it is found across temperate Europe.