Mountain Waxcap vs Mouse-tailed dormouse

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Myomimus roachi

Key Differences

• Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern while Mouse-tailed dormouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Mouse-tailed dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Gliridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Myomimus
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Myomimus roachi

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Mouse-tailed dormouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Mouse-tailed dormouse
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-tailed dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.