Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Scots pine blister rust

Belomys pearsonii compared with Cronartium pini

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Scots pine blister rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Scots pine blister 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)	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Belomys	Cronartium
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Cronartium pini

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Scots pine blister rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Scots pine blister rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scots pine blister rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.