Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Mountain Saffron

Belomys pearsonii compared with Solorina crocea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Belomys	Solorina
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.