Mountain Waxcap vs Northern Rock Deermouse

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Peromyscus nasutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Northern Rock Deermouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Peromyscus
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Peromyscus nasutus

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Rock Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Northern Rock Deermouse
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 Rock Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.