Butter Waxcap vs Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

Hygrocybe ceracea compared with Sigmodon inopinatus

Key Differences

• Butter Waxcap is Least Concern while Ecuadorian Cotton Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butter Waxcap	Ecuadorian Cotton Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sigmodon
Species	Hygrocybe ceracea	Sigmodon inopinatus

Conservation Status

Butter Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butter Waxcap	Ecuadorian Cotton Rat
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.

Ecuadorian Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

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.