Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Short-Stalked Suillus

Belomys pearsonii compared with Suillus brevipes

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Short-Stalked Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Short-Stalked Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Suillaceae
Genus	Belomys	Suillus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Suillus brevipes

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Short-Stalked Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Short-Stalked Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-Stalked Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.