Mountain Waxcap vs Pale Gerbil

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Pale Gerbil
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Gerbillus
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Gerbillus perpallidus

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Pale Gerbil
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 Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.