Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Rooting Polypore

Belomys pearsonii compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Belomys	Polyporus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.