Mountain Waxcap vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.