Greater Dog-like Bat vs Heath Waxcap

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Gliophorus laetus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Heath Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Emballonuridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Gliophorus
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Gliophorus laetus

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Heath Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Heath Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Heath Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.