Garlic Waxcap vs Graceful Laucha

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Calomys lepidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Graceful Laucha
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Calomys
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Calomys lepidus

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Graceful Laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garlic Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Graceful Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.