Garlic Waxcap vs Tejón Cerdo

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Tejón Cerdo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Arctonyx
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Arctonyx albogularis

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Tejón Cerdo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Tejón Cerdo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garlic Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Tejón Cerdo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.