Carricero Tordal vs Hourglass Waxcap

Acrocephalus arundinaceus compared with Hygrocybe constrictospora

Key Differences

• Carricero Tordal is Critically Endangered while Hourglass Waxcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carricero Tordal	Hourglass Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (paseriformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Acrocephalidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Acrocephalus	Hygrocybe
Species	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Hygrocybe constrictospora

Conservation Status

Carricero Tordal

CR — Critically Endangered

Hourglass Waxcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carricero Tordal	Hourglass Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carricero Tordal

Habitat

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

Range

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

Hourglass Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Carricero Tordal

El carricero tordal (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) está clasificado como En Peligro Crítico (CR) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Enfrenta un riesgo extremadamente alto de extinción en estado silvestre debido a un severo declive poblacional y la pérdida de hábitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden