Limestone Waxcap vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Hygrocybe calciphila compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

Limestone Waxcap is Vulnerable while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Limestone Waxcap	Mexican Long-tongued 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Choeronycteris
Species	Hygrocybe calciphila	Choeronycteris mexicana

Conservation Status

Limestone Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Limestone Waxcap	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
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.