Limestone Waxcap vs Pink fairy armadillo

Hygrocybe calciphila compared with Chlamyphorus truncatus

Key Differences

Limestone Waxcap is Vulnerable while Pink fairy armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Limestone Waxcap	Pink fairy armadillo
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Chlamyphorus
Species	Hygrocybe calciphila	Chlamyphorus truncatus

Conservation Status

Limestone Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Pink fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Limestone Waxcap	Pink fairy armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Limestone Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.