Limestone Waxcap vs Mound-building Mouse

Hygrocybe calciphila compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Limestone Waxcap is Vulnerable while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Limestone Waxcap	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Hygrocybe calciphila	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Limestone Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Limestone Waxcap	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Limestone Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.