Bog Waxcap vs Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Hygrocybe coccineocrenata compared with Cryptotis brachyonyx

Key Differences

• Bog Waxcap is Near Threatened while Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog Waxcap	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cryptotis
Species	Hygrocybe coccineocrenata	Cryptotis brachyonyx

Conservation Status

Bog Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bog Waxcap	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Bog Waxcap

The Bog Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccineocrenata) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.