Mountain Waxcap vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Dologale
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.