Garlic Waxcap vs Grizzled Colilargo

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Oligoryzomys griseolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Grizzled Colilargo
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	Oligoryzomys
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Oligoryzomys griseolus

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Grizzled Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Grizzled Colilargo
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.

Grizzled Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.