Butter Waxcap vs Myshovka Kazbegskaya

Hygrocybe ceracea compared with Sicista kazbegica

Key Differences

• Butter Waxcap is Least Concern while Myshovka Kazbegskaya is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butter Waxcap	Myshovka Kazbegskaya
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sicista
Species	Hygrocybe ceracea	Sicista kazbegica

Conservation Status

Butter Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Myshovka Kazbegskaya

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butter Waxcap	Myshovka Kazbegskaya
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.

Myshovka Kazbegskaya

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.