Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Tile Lichen

Belomys pearsonii compared with Lecidea tessellata

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Tile Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Belomys	Lecidea
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.