Mountain Waxcap vs Paucident planigale

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Planigale gilesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Paucident planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Planigale
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Planigale gilesi

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Paucident planigale
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.

Paucident planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.