Date Waxcap vs Mountain Water Rat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Baiyankamys
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Mountain Water Rat
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.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.