Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Redspored Dapperling

Belomys pearsonii compared with Melanophyllum haematospermum

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Redspored Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Redspored Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Belomys	Melanophyllum
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Melanophyllum haematospermum

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Redspored Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Redspored Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redspored Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.