Goblet Waxcap vs Javan Rusa

Hygrocybe cantharellus compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

Goblet Waxcap is Least Concern while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goblet Waxcap	Javan Rusa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Rusa
Species	Hygrocybe cantharellus	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

Goblet Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goblet Waxcap	Javan Rusa
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).

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.