Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Mountain Waxcap

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit 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	Rhinophylla	Hygrocybe
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.