Olive Wax Cap vs Pampas fox

Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus compared with Lycalopex gymnocercus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive Wax Cap	Pampas fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hygrophorus	Lycalopex
Species	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus	Lycalopex gymnocercus

Conservation Status

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Pampas fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive Wax Cap	Pampas fox
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.

Pampas fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.