Mountain Waxcap vs Mouse bandicoot

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Microperoryctes murina

Key Differences

• Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern while Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Mouse bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Microperoryctes
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Microperoryctes murina

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Mouse bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.