Flaming Scalycap vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Pholiota flammans compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Flaming Scalycap is Least Concern while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaming Scalycap	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Strophariaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Pholiota	Mops
Species	Pholiota flammans	Mops mops

Conservation Status

Flaming Scalycap

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaming Scalycap	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flaming Scalycap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.