Garlic Waxcap vs Lombok Flying Fox

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Garlic Waxcap is Least Concern while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Pteropus lombocensis

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Lombok Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garlic Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.