Dwarf Flying Fox vs Mountain Waxcap

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hygrocybe
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.