Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Tender Nesting Polypore

Belomys pearsonii compared with Hapalopilus rutilans

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Tender Nesting Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Tender Nesting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Belomys	Hapalopilus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Hapalopilus rutilans

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Tender Nesting Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Tender Nesting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tender Nesting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.