Meadow Waxcap vs Northern Ghost Bat

Cuphophyllus pratensis compared with Diclidurus albus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Waxcap	Northern Ghost 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cuphophyllus	Diclidurus
Species	Cuphophyllus pratensis	Diclidurus albus

Conservation Status

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Waxcap	Northern Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Northern Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.