Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Thrift Rust

Belomys pearsonii compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Belomys	Uromyces
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Thrift Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.