Chestnut-rumped Thornbill vs Slimy Waxcap

Acanthiza uropygialis compared with Gliophorus irrigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	Slimy Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Acanthizidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Acanthiza	Gliophorus
Species	Acanthiza uropygialis	Gliophorus irrigatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

LC — Least Concern

Slimy Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	Slimy Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Slimy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

The Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) is a species in the genus Acanthiza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.