Date Waxcap vs Gansu Shrew

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Gansu 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	Sorex
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Gansu 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.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.