Bitter Waxcap vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Rhinophylla
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Rhinophylla alethina

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
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.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

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.