Bitter Waxcap vs Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Allactaga sibirica

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Allactaga
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Allactaga sibirica

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
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.

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

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.