Date Waxcap vs Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Calomyscus grandis

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Noble Brush-tailed Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Calomyscus
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Calomyscus grandis

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.