Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Splendid Waxcap

Thylamys elegans compared with Hygrocybe splendidissima

Key Differences

• Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Splendid Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Splendid Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Thylamys	Hygrocybe
Species	Thylamys elegans	Hygrocybe splendidissima

Conservation Status

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Splendid Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Splendid Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splendid Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.