Date Waxcap vs Long-clawed Shrew

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Long-clawed 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	Sorex
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Long-clawed 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.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.