Olive Wax Cap vs Paucident planigale

Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus compared with Planigale gilesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive Wax Cap	Paucident planigale
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	Hygrophorus	Planigale
Species	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus	Planigale gilesi

Conservation Status

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive Wax Cap	Paucident planigale
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.

Paucident planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.