Butter Waxcap vs Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise

Hygrocybe ceracea compared with Phocoena sinus

Key Differences

• Butter Waxcap is Least Concern while Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butter Waxcap	Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Phocoenidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Phocoena
Species	Hygrocybe ceracea	Phocoena sinus

Conservation Status

Butter Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butter Waxcap	Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butter Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Butter Waxcap

The Butter Waxcap (Hygrocybe ceracea) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.