Garlic Waxcap vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Mexican Fox 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	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Mexican Fox 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.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.