Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Belomys pearsonii compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Mountain Sorrel Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Belomys	Puccinia
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.