African yellow wood vs Oily Waxcap

Annickia affinis compared with Hygrocybe quieta

Key Differences

• African yellow wood is Least Concern while Oily Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellow wood	Oily Waxcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Annonaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Annickia	Hygrocybe
Species	Annickia affinis	Hygrocybe quieta

Conservation Status

African yellow wood

LC — Least Concern

Oily Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellow wood	Oily Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellow wood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Oily Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

African yellow wood

The African yellow wood (Annickia affinis) is a species in the genus Annickia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.