Mountain Waxcap vs Omilteme Cottontail

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sylvilagus
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Omilteme Cottontail
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.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.