Dingy Waxcap vs Long-nosed Echymipera

Hygrocybe ingrata compared with Echymipera rufescens

Key Differences

• Dingy Waxcap is Vulnerable while Long-nosed Echymipera is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Waxcap	Long-nosed Echymipera
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Echymipera
Species	Hygrocybe ingrata	Echymipera rufescens

Conservation Status

Dingy Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Waxcap	Long-nosed Echymipera
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.

Long-nosed Echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.