Date Waxcap vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Dologale
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.