Limestone Waxcap vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Hygrocybe calciphila compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

Limestone Waxcap is Vulnerable while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Limestone Waxcap	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hygrocybe calciphila	Pteropus pumilus

Conservation Status

Limestone Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Limestone Waxcap	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Limestone Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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