Date Waxcap vs Malayan civet

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Viverridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Viverra
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.