Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs White Cheese Polypore

Belomys pearsonii compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while White Cheese Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	White Cheese 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)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Belomys	Tyromyces
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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