American black bear vs Mountain Waxcap

Ursus americanus compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American black bear	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Hygrocybe
Species	Ursus americanus	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

American black bear

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American black bear	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American black bear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

American black bear

The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is a species in the genus Ursus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.