Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Belomys pearsonii compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Paxillaceae
Genus	Belomys	Melanogaster
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.