Heath Waxcap vs Jentink's Duiker

Gliophorus laetus compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Heath Waxcap is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Waxcap	Jentink's Duiker
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Gliophorus	Cephalophus
Species	Gliophorus laetus	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Heath Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Waxcap	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.