Butter Waxcap vs Olinguito

Hygrocybe ceracea compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Butter Waxcap is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butter Waxcap	Olinguito
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Bassaricyon
Species	Hygrocybe ceracea	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

Butter Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butter Waxcap	Olinguito
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butter Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Butter Waxcap

The Butter Waxcap (Hygrocybe ceracea) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.