Date Waxcap vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Aeretes
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Date Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.