Date Waxcap vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Hotson’s Brush-tailed 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	Calomyscidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Calomyscus
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Hotson’s Brush-tailed 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.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.