Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Mountain Waxcap

Sturnira giannae compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Sturnira	Hygrocybe
Species	Sturnira giannae	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.