Date Waxcap vs Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Chodsigoa sodalis

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Chodsigoa
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Chodsigoa sodalis

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
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.

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.