Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Painted Suillus

Belomys pearsonii compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Suillaceae
Genus	Belomys	Suillus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.