Bitter Waxcap vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Chiropodomys
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

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.