Date Waxcap vs Gray Birch Mouse

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Sicista pseudonapaea

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Gray Birch Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Gray Birch 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	Dipodidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sicista
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Sicista pseudonapaea

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Gray Birch Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Gray Birch 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.

Gray Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.