Dingy Waxcap vs Little Pocket Mouse

Hygrocybe ingrata compared with Perognathus longimembris

Key Differences

• Dingy Waxcap is Vulnerable while Little Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Waxcap	Little Pocket 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	Heteromyidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Perognathus
Species	Hygrocybe ingrata	Perognathus longimembris

Conservation Status

Dingy Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Waxcap	Little Pocket 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.

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.