Garlic Waxcap vs Mexican vole

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Mexican vole
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	Microtus
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Mexican vole
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.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.