Olive Wax Cap vs Omilteme Cottontail

Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive Wax Cap	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hygrophorus	Sylvilagus
Species	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive Wax Cap	Omilteme Cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.