Date Waxcap vs Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Peropteryx pallidoptera

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Pale-winged Dog-like Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Pale-winged Dog-like 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Peropteryx
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Peropteryx pallidoptera

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Pale-winged Dog-like 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.

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.