Date Waxcap vs Malayan porcupine

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Hystrix
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Malayan porcupine
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 porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway