Surok Kamchatskii vs Date Waxcap

Marmota camtschatica compared with Hygrocybe spadicea

Key Differences

• Surok Kamchatskii is Least Concern while Date Waxcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Surok Kamchatskii	Date Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Agaricales (агариковые)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Marmota	Hygrocybe
Species	Marmota camtschatica	Hygrocybe spadicea

Conservation Status

Surok Kamchatskii

LC — Least Concern

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Surok Kamchatskii	Date Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Surok Kamchatskii

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Date Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Surok Kamchatskii

The Black-capped Marmot (Marmota camtschatica) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.