Bitter Waxcap vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Onychogalea
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Onychogalea lunata

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
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.

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

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.