Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Mountain Waxcap

Belomys pearsonii compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	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	Belomys	Hygrocybe
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

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.