Meadow Waxcap vs Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

Cuphophyllus pratensis compared with Sturnira parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Waxcap	Northern Yellow-shouldered 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	Cuphophyllus	Sturnira
Species	Cuphophyllus pratensis	Sturnira parvidens

Conservation Status

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Waxcap	Northern Yellow-shouldered 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 Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.