Mountain Waxcap vs Pale fox

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Vulpes pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Pale fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Pale fox
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.

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.