Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs

Belomys pearsonii compared with Hypoxylon petriniae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Belomys	Hypoxylon
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Hypoxylon petriniae

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hypoxylon petriniae is a wood-inhabiting pyrenomycete fungus producing small, cushion-shaped stromata on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate forests across Europe and related regions where suitable deadwood hosts are available. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose and lignin of dead woody tissues.