Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Olive Wax Cap

Sciurus igniventris compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red 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	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Hygrophorus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.