Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Shadowed Waxcap

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Shadowed Waxcap
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	Aeretes	Hygrocybe
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Shadowed Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shadowed Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.