Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Olive Wax Cap

Artibeus gnomus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Olive Wax Cap
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	Hygrophorus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Olive Wax Cap
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.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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