Bitter Waxcap vs Mexican Agouti

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Dasyprocta
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Dasyprocta mexicana

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Mexican Agouti
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.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.