Garlic Waxcap vs Losea Rat

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Rattus losea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Losea Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Rattus
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Rattus losea

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Losea Rat
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.

Losea Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.