Date Waxcap vs Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Calomyscus elburzensis

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Calomyscus
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Calomyscus elburzensis

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.