Date Waxcap vs Long-tailed Chinchilla

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Chinchilla lanigera

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Long-tailed Chinchilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Chinchillidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Chinchilla
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Chinchilla lanigera

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed Chinchilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Long-tailed Chinchilla
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-tailed Chinchilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark