Ermitaño coliancho vs Date Waxcap

Anopetia gounellei compared with Hygrocybe spadicea

Key Differences

• Ermitaño coliancho is Least Concern while Date Waxcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ermitaño coliancho	Date Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Trochilidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Anopetia	Hygrocybe
Species	Anopetia gounellei	Hygrocybe spadicea

Conservation Status

Ermitaño coliancho

LC — Least Concern

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ermitaño coliancho	Date Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ermitaño coliancho

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Date Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ermitaño coliancho

The Broad-Tipped Hermit (Anopetia gounellei) is a species in the genus Anopetia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway