Alocasia Quilted Dreams vs Mountain Waxcap

Alocasia sinuata compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Alocasia Quilted Dreams is Critically Endangered while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alocasia Quilted Dreams	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Araceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Alocasia	Hygrocybe
Species	Alocasia sinuata	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Alocasia Quilted Dreams

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alocasia Quilted Dreams	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alocasia Quilted Dreams

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Alocasia Quilted Dreams

The Alocasia Quilted Dreams (Alocasia sinuata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the.