Date Waxcap vs Papuan bandicoot

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Papuan bandicoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Microperoryctes
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Microperoryctes papuensis

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Papuan bandicoot
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.

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.