Date Waxcap vs Meerkat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Suricata
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Meerkat
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.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.