Date Waxcap vs Sumatran orangutan

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Sumatran orangutan
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.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.