Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Rose Rust

Belomys pearsonii compared with Phragmidium mucronatum

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Rose Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Rose Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Belomys	Phragmidium
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Phragmidium mucronatum

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Rose Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rose Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).