Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Mountain Waxcap

Idiurus macrotis compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed 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	Anomaluridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Idiurus	Hygrocybe
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Scaly-tailed 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.