Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Olive Wax Cap

Belomys pearsonii compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	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	Belomys	Hygrophorus
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

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.