Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Polychrome Dot Lichen

Belomys pearsonii compared with Bacidia polychroa

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Polychrome Dot Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Polychrome Dot 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)	Ramalinaceae
Genus	Belomys	Bacidia
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Bacidia polychroa

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Polychrome Dot Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Polychrome Dot Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Polychrome Dot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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