Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Oily Waxcap

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Hygrocybe quieta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Oily 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 quieta

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Oily Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Oily 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.

Oily Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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