Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Onion Smut

Belomys pearsonii compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Belomys	Urocystis
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Onion Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.