Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Pitted Beard Lichen

Belomys pearsonii compared with Usnea cavernosa

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Pitted Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Pitted Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Belomys	Usnea
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Usnea cavernosa

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Pitted Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Pitted Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitted Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.