Dingy Waxcap vs Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Hygrocybe ingrata compared with Thylamys elegans

Key Differences

• Dingy Waxcap is Vulnerable while Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Waxcap	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Thylamys
Species	Hygrocybe ingrata	Thylamys elegans

Conservation Status

Dingy Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Waxcap	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dingy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.