Bitter Waxcap vs Chacoan Peccary

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Chacoan Peccary
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Catagonus
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Catagonus wagneri

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Chacoan Peccary
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.

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chacoan Peccary

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.