Limestone Waxcap vs Little Red Flying Fox

Hygrocybe calciphila compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Limestone Waxcap is Vulnerable while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Limestone Waxcap	Little Red 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 scapulatus

Conservation Status

Limestone Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Limestone Waxcap	Little Red 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.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.