Date Waxcap vs Ega Long-tongued Bat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Scleronycteris ega

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Ega Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Ega Long-tongued 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	Scleronycteris
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Scleronycteris ega

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Ega Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Ega Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Date Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Ega Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.