Mountain Waxcap vs Peters' Duiker

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Peters' Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cephalophus
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Cephalophus callipygus

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Peters' Duiker
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.

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.