Dune Waxcap vs Red-and-green Macaw

Hygrocybe conicoides compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Dune Waxcap is Data Deficient while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Waxcap	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Hygrocybe conicoides	Ara chloropterus

Conservation Status

Dune Waxcap

DD — Data Deficient

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dune Waxcap	Red-and-green Macaw
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.

Red-and-green Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (Norway, United Kingdom), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Red-and-green Macaw

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway