Brown Mastiff Bat vs Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Promops nasutus compared with Hygrocybe cuspidata

Key Differences

• Brown Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Mastiff Bat	Candy Apple Waxy Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Promops	Hygrocybe
Species	Promops nasutus	Hygrocybe cuspidata

Conservation Status

Brown Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Mastiff Bat	Candy Apple Waxy Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Brown Mastiff Bat

The Brown Mastiff Bat (Promops nasutus) is a species in the genus Promops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

The Candy Apple Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe cuspidata) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.