Bitter Waxcap vs Mountain Anoa

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Bubalus
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Mountain Anoa
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.

Mountain Anoa

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.