Heath Waxcap vs Ooldea dunnart

Gliophorus laetus compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Waxcap	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Gliophorus	Sminthopsis
Species	Gliophorus laetus	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Heath Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Waxcap	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.