Date Waxcap vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Chiropodomys
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree 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.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.