Butterscotch Waxcap vs Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Gliophorus europerplexus compared with Chiropodomys pusillus

Key Differences

• Butterscotch Waxcap is Vulnerable while Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterscotch Waxcap	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Gliophorus	Chiropodomys
Species	Gliophorus europerplexus	Chiropodomys pusillus

Conservation Status

Butterscotch Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterscotch Waxcap	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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.

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

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.