Bitter Waxcap vs Little Ground Squirrel

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Spermophilus
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Bitter Waxcap

The Bitter Waxcap (Hygrocybe mucronella) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.