Bitter Waxcap vs Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Andigena nigrirostris

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Black-billed Mountain-Toucan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Ramphastidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Andigena
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Andigena nigrirostris

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Bitter Waxcap

The Bitter Waxcap (Hygrocybe mucronella) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway