Meadow Waxcap vs Painted Woolly Bat

Cuphophyllus pratensis compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Meadow Waxcap is Least Concern while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Waxcap	Painted Woolly 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cuphophyllus	Kerivoula
Species	Cuphophyllus pratensis	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Waxcap	Painted Woolly 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.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.