Mountain Waxcap vs Pig-footed bandicoot

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

• Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern while Pig-footed bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Pig-footed bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Chaeropus
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Pig-footed bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Pig-footed bandicoot
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.

Pig-footed bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.