Dingy Waxcap vs Great Balkhan Brush-tailed Mouse

Hygrocybe ingrata compared with Calomyscus mystax

Key Differences

• Dingy Waxcap is Vulnerable while Great Balkhan Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Waxcap	Great Balkhan Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Calomyscus
Species	Hygrocybe ingrata	Calomyscus mystax

Conservation Status

Dingy Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Great Balkhan Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Waxcap	Great Balkhan Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Great Balkhan Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.