Dune Waxcap vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Hygrocybe conicoides compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Dune Waxcap is Data Deficient while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Waxcap	Hairy Little Fruit 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	Rhinophylla
Species	Hygrocybe conicoides	Rhinophylla alethina

Conservation Status

Dune Waxcap

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dune Waxcap	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.