Dingy Waxcap vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Hygrocybe ingrata compared with Myomimus personatus

Key Differences

• Dingy Waxcap is Vulnerable while Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Waxcap	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Gliridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Myomimus
Species	Hygrocybe ingrata	Myomimus personatus

Conservation Status

Dingy Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Waxcap	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
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.

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.