Garlic Waxcap vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Garlic Waxcap is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	New Caledonian 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 vetula

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	New Caledonian 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.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.