Date Waxcap vs Fat-tailed Jird

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Fat-tailed Jird
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	Hygrocybe	Pachyuromys
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Fat-tailed Jird
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.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.