Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Garlic Waxcap

Artibeus gnomus compared with Hygrocybe helobia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Garlic Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Artibeus	Hygrocybe
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Hygrocybe helobia

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Garlic Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Garlic Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.