Bitter Waxcap vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Uroderma
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Uroderma convexum

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Pacific Tent-making 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.

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.