Jubilee Waxcap vs Long-tailed Chinchilla

Gliophorus reginae compared with Chinchilla lanigera

Key Differences

• Jubilee Waxcap is Critically Endangered while Long-tailed Chinchilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jubilee Waxcap	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Chinchillidae
Genus	Gliophorus	Chinchilla
Species	Gliophorus reginae	Chinchilla lanigera

Conservation Status

Jubilee Waxcap

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed Chinchilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jubilee Waxcap	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jubilee Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed Chinchilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark