Date Waxcap vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Hairy-legged Vampire 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	Diphylla
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Hairy-legged Vampire 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.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.