Date Waxcap vs Long-nosed Echymipera

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Echymipera rufescens

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Long-nosed Echymipera is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Long-nosed Echymipera
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Echymipera
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Echymipera rufescens

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Long-nosed Echymipera
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-nosed Echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.