Date Waxcap vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cardiocranius
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.