Date Waxcap vs Ouistiti a queue noire

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Mico melanurus

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Ouistiti a queue noire is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Ouistiti a queue noire
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Mico
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Mico melanurus

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Ouistiti a queue noire

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Ouistiti a queue noire
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.

Ouistiti a queue noire

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.