Heath Waxcap vs Little Pied Bat

Gliophorus laetus compared with Chalinolobus picatus

Key Differences

• Heath Waxcap is Least Concern while Little Pied Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Waxcap	Little Pied Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Gliophorus	Chalinolobus
Species	Gliophorus laetus	Chalinolobus picatus

Conservation Status

Heath Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Little Pied Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Waxcap	Little Pied Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Little Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.