Garlic Waxcap vs Paucident planigale

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Planigale gilesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Paucident planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Planigale
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Planigale gilesi

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Paucident planigale
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.

Paucident planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.