Garlic Waxcap vs Large False Serotine

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Garlic Waxcap is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Hesperoptenus
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Large False Serotine
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.

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.