Garlic Waxcap vs Long-tailed Myotis

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Myotis longicaudatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Long-tailed Myotis
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Myotis
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Myotis longicaudatus

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Long-tailed Myotis
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.

Long-tailed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.