Date Waxcap vs Ouistiti de Marca

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Mico marcai

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Ouistiti de Marca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Ouistiti de Marca
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 marcai

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Ouistiti de Marca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Ouistiti de Marca
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 de Marca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.