Bitter Waxcap vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Monodelphis
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Monodelphis palliolata

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Hooded red-sided opossum
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.

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.