Olive Wax Cap vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive Wax Cap	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hygrophorus	Dologale
Species	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive Wax Cap	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.