Bitter Waxcap vs Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Marmosa andersoni

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Marmosa
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Marmosa andersoni

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Waxcap

The Bitter Waxcap (Hygrocybe mucronella) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.