Date Waxcap vs Jamaican fruit bat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Jamaican fruit 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	Artibeus
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Jamaican fruit 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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.