Mountain Waxcap vs Patagonian Opossum

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Lestodelphys halli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Lestodelphys
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Lestodelphys halli

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Patagonian Opossum
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.

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.