Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Oak Milk-Cap

Belomys pearsonii compared with Lactarius quietus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Oak Milk-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Oak Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Russulaceae
Genus	Belomys	Lactarius
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Lactarius quietus

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Oak Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Oak Milk-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.