Garlic Waxcap vs Potto

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Garlic Waxcap is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Perodicticus
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Potto
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.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.