Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Splendid Waxcap

Sturnira bakeri compared with Hygrocybe splendidissima

Key Differences

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Splendid Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Splendid 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	Sturnira	Hygrocybe
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Hygrocybe splendidissima

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Splendid Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Splendid Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Splendid Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bakeri) is a species in the genus Sturnira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.