Date Waxcap vs Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Marmosa andersoni

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Marmosa
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Marmosa andersoni

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
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.

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.