African yellow wood vs Shadowed Waxcap

Annickia affinis compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellow wood	Shadowed 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 phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

African yellow wood

LC — Least Concern

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellow wood	Shadowed 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.

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.

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.