Goblet Waxcap vs Greater Chinese Mole

Hygrocybe cantharellus compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goblet Waxcap	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Talpidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Euroscaptor
Species	Hygrocybe cantharellus	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Goblet Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goblet Waxcap	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goblet Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.