Bitter Waxcap vs Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Sphiggurus pruinosus

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sphiggurus
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Sphiggurus pruinosus

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
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.

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.