Dune Waxcap vs Long-tailed dunnart

Hygrocybe conicoides compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Dune Waxcap is Data Deficient while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Waxcap	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sminthopsis
Species	Hygrocybe conicoides	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

Dune Waxcap

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dune Waxcap	Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.