Date Waxcap vs Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Tscherskia triton

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Greater Long-tailed Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Tscherskia
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Tscherskia triton

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Greater Long-tailed Hamster
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.

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.