Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Small Chanterelle

Belomys pearsonii compared with Cantharellus minor

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Small Chanterelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Small Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Belomys	Cantharellus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Cantharellus minor

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Small Chanterelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.