Date Waxcap vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Vampyrodes caraccioli

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Great Stripe-faced 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	Vampyrodes
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Vampyrodes caraccioli

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Great Stripe-faced 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.

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.