Mountain Waxcap vs puma

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	puma
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	puma
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.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.