Limestone Waxcap vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Hygrocybe calciphila compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

Limestone Waxcap is Vulnerable while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Limestone Waxcap	Peale’s Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Nyctinomops
Species	Hygrocybe calciphila	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Limestone Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Limestone Waxcap	Peale’s Free-tailed 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.