Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Root Rot

Belomys pearsonii compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Root Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Belomys	Heterobasidion
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.