Date Waxcap vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Dendrogale murina

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Dendrogale
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Dendrogale murina

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
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.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.