Date Waxcap vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Mexican 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	Choeronycteris
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Choeronycteris mexicana

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Mexican 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.

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.