Garlic Waxcap vs Hainan Hare

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Lepus hainanus

Key Differences

• Garlic Waxcap is Least Concern while Hainan Hare is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Hainan Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Lepus
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Lepus hainanus

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Hare

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Hainan Hare
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.

Hainan Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.