Date Waxcap vs Eden's whale

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Balaenoptera edeni

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Eden's whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Eden's whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Balaenoptera edeni

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Eden's whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Eden's whale
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.

Eden's whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway