Date Waxcap vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Greater Sac-winged 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Saccopteryx
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Saccopteryx bilineata

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Greater Sac-winged 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.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.