Date Waxcap vs Lesser Long-tongued Bat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Choeroniscus minor

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Lesser Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Lesser 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	Choeroniscus
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Choeroniscus minor

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Lesser Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Lesser 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.

Lesser Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.