Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs Splendid Waxcap

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Hygrocybe splendidissima

Key Differences

• Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Splendid Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Splendid Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Macroglossus	Hygrocybe
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Hygrocybe splendidissima

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Splendid Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat	Splendid Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splendid Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.