Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Meadow Waxcap

Artibeus gnomus compared with Cuphophyllus pratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Meadow 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	Cuphophyllus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Cuphophyllus pratensis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Meadow 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.

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.