Date Waxcap vs Eastern Mole

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Talpidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Scalopus
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Eastern Mole
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 Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.