Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Lesser Rocktripe

Belomys pearsonii compared with Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Lesser Rocktripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Lesser Rocktripe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Belomys	Umbilicaria
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Rocktripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Rocktripe

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.