Date Waxcap vs Hamadryas baboon

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Papio hamadryas

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Hamadryas baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Hamadryas baboon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Papio
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Papio hamadryas

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Hamadryas baboon
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.

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.