Herald of Winter vs Olive Wax Cap

Hygrophorus hypothejus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Herald of Winter	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom same	Fungi (грибы)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order same	Agaricales (агариковые)	Agaricales (агариковые)
Family same	Hygrophoraceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus same	Hygrophorus	Hygrophorus
Species	Hygrophorus hypothejus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Evolutionary Relationship

Herald of Winter and Olive Wax Cap share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hygrophorus.

Conservation Status

Herald of Winter

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Herald of Winter	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Herald of Winter

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden