Date Waxcap vs Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Cryptotis brachyonyx

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date 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 spadicea	Cryptotis brachyonyx

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Date Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.