Blackening Wax-Cap vs koala

Hygrocybe conica compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Blackening Wax-Cap is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackening Wax-Cap	koala
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Hygrocybe conica	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Blackening Wax-Cap

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackening Wax-Cap	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackening Wax-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

koala

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found in Australia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blackening Wax-Cap

The Blackening Wax-Cap (Hygrocybe conica) 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. Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

koala

Iconic marsupial of eastern and southeastern Australia, koalas weigh up to 15 kg and spend up to 22 hours daily sleeping to conserve energy from their low-calorie eucalyptus leaf diet. Highly specialized to process toxic eucalyptus compounds that would kill most other mammals, they have gut microbiomes uniquely adapted for detoxification. Listed as Endangered in 2022, with populations decimated by chlamydia disease, habitat clearing, and climate change.