Hairy-footed dunnart vs Shadowed Waxcap

Sminthopsis hirtipes compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern while Shadowed Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed dunnart	Shadowed Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Hygrocybe
Species	Sminthopsis hirtipes	Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed dunnart	Shadowed Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shadowed Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.