Garlic Waxcap vs Peking Myotis

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Myotis pequinius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Peking 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 pequinius

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Peking Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Peking 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.

Peking Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.