Garlic Waxcap vs Inornate Squirrel

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Callosciurus inornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Inornate 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	Callosciurus
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Callosciurus inornatus

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Inornate Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Inornate Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garlic Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Inornate Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.