Davids echymipera vs Mountain Waxcap

Echymipera davidi compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Davids echymipera is Endangered while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davids echymipera	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Peramelidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Echymipera	Hygrocybe
Species	Echymipera davidi	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Davids echymipera

EN — Endangered

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davids echymipera	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Davids echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.