Mountain Waxcap vs North American Badger

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Taxidea
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	North American Badger
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 American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.