vs Olive Wax Cap

Hygrophorus persoonii compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom same	Fungi (真菌界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order same	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family same	Hygrophoraceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus same	Hygrophorus	Hygrophorus
Species	Hygrophorus persoonii	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

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

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Hygrophorus persoonii是一种具深橄榄褐色菌盖和淡色菌褶的粗壮蜡质菌褶蘑菇，属于蜡伞科（Hygrophoraceae）。在欧洲温带混交林和针叶林中与松树和云杉形成外生菌根共生关系，秋季结实。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway