Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Lacquered Bracket

Belomys pearsonii compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Belomys	Ganoderma
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

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