Mountain Waxcap vs North African Hedgehog

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Atelerix
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	North African Hedgehog
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.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.