Meadow Waxcap vs Ooldea dunnart

Cuphophyllus pratensis compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow 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	Cuphophyllus	Sminthopsis
Species	Cuphophyllus pratensis	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Waxcap	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.