Date Waxcap vs New Guinean planigale

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Planigale
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	New Guinean planigale
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.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.