Hairy Fruit-eating Bat vs Spangle Waxcap

Artibeus hirsutus compared with Hygrocybe insipida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Spangle 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	Artibeus	Hygrocybe
Species	Artibeus hirsutus	Hygrocybe insipida

Conservation Status

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spangle Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Spangle Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangle Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.