Butterscotch Waxcap vs Horsfield's tarsier

Gliophorus europerplexus compared with Cephalopachus bancanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterscotch Waxcap	Horsfield's tarsier
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Gliophorus	Cephalopachus
Species	Gliophorus europerplexus	Cephalopachus bancanus

Conservation Status

Butterscotch Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Horsfield's tarsier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterscotch Waxcap	Horsfield's tarsier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterscotch Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Horsfield's tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Butterscotch Waxcap

The Butterscotch Waxcap (Gliophorus europerplexus) is a species in the genus Gliophorus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.