Olive Wax Cap vs Plateau Pika

Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive Wax Cap	Plateau Pika
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	Ochotonidae
Genus	Hygrophorus	Ochotona
Species	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive Wax Cap	Plateau Pika
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.

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.