Butter Waxcap vs Ladake Shutu

Hygrocybe ceracea compared with Ochotona ladacensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butter Waxcap	Ladake Shutu
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)	Lagomorpha (兔形目)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Ochotona
Species	Hygrocybe ceracea	Ochotona ladacensis

Conservation Status

Butter Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Ladake Shutu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butter Waxcap	Ladake Shutu
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.

Ladake Shutu

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.