Date Waxcap vs Little White-shouldered Bat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Ametrida centurio

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Little White-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Little White-shouldered 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	Ametrida
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Ametrida centurio

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Little White-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Little White-shouldered 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.

Little White-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.