Dingy Waxcap vs Meerkat

Hygrocybe ingrata compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

• Dingy Waxcap is Vulnerable while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Waxcap	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Suricata
Species	Hygrocybe ingrata	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Dingy Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Waxcap	Meerkat
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.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium