Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Mountain Webcap

Idiurus macrotis compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Mountain Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Anomaluridae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Idiurus	Cortinarius
Species	Idiurus macrotis	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel	Mountain Webcap
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 Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.