Meadow Waxcap vs Northern elephant seal

Cuphophyllus pratensis compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Waxcap	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Cuphophyllus	Mirounga
Species	Cuphophyllus pratensis	Mirounga angustirostris

Conservation Status

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Waxcap	Northern elephant seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Northern elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.