Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Shadowed Waxcap

Carollia subrufa compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Shadowed Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Shadowed 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	Carollia	Hygrocybe
Species	Carollia subrufa	Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Shadowed Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shadowed Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.