Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Mountain Waxcap

Artibeus anderseni compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Artibeus	Hygrocybe
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.