Gray Marmot vs Mountain Waxcap

Marmota baibacina compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Marmota	Hygrocybe
Species	Marmota baibacina	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.