Date Waxcap vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Malayan Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Mops
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Mops mops

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Malayan Free-tailed 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.

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.