Gray Marmot vs Olive Wax Cap

Marmota baibacina compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Olive Wax Cap
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	Hygrophorus
Species	Marmota baibacina	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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