Heath Waxcap vs Peters' Duiker

Gliophorus laetus compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Waxcap	Peters' 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 callipygus

Conservation Status

Heath Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Waxcap	Peters' 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.

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.