Bitter Waxcap vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Dologale
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

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.