Mountain Waxcap vs Northern Bettong

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Bettongia
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.