Cabasú Chaqueño vs Spangle Waxcap

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Hygrocybe insipida

Key Differences

• Cabasú Chaqueño is Near Threatened while Spangle Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabasú Chaqueño	Spangle Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasypodidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Cabassous	Hygrocybe
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Hygrocybe insipida

Conservation Status

Cabasú Chaqueño

NT — Near Threatened

Spangle Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cabasú Chaqueño	Spangle Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cabasú Chaqueño

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangle Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Cabasú Chaqueño

The Chacoan Naked-Tailed Armadillo (Cabassous chacoensis) is a species in the genus Cabassous. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.