Date Waxcap vs Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Mormopterus jugularis

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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	Mormopterus
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Mormopterus jugularis

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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.

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.