Oily Waxcap vs Ooldea dunnart

Hygrocybe quieta compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

Oily Waxcap is Near Threatened while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oily Waxcap	Ooldea dunnart
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	Sminthopsis
Species	Hygrocybe quieta	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Oily Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oily Waxcap	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oily Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.