Mountain Waxcap vs New Guinean planigale

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	New Guinean planigale
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	Hygrocybe	Planigale
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	New Guinean planigale
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.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.