Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Splitpea Shanklet

Belomys pearsonii compared with Collybia cookei

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Splitpea Shanklet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Splitpea Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Belomys	Collybia
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Collybia cookei

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Splitpea Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Splitpea Shanklet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splitpea Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.