Limestone Waxcap vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Hygrocybe calciphila compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

Limestone Waxcap is Vulnerable while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Limestone Waxcap	Pacific Tent-making 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	Uroderma
Species	Hygrocybe calciphila	Uroderma convexum

Conservation Status

Limestone Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Limestone Waxcap	Pacific Tent-making 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.