Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Mealy Tooth

Belomys pearsonii compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Belomys	Hydnellum
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.