Garlic Waxcap vs Jentink's Duiker

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Garlic Waxcap is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cephalophus
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Jentink's Duiker
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.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.