Mountain Waxcap vs Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Vampyressa thyone

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Northern Little Yellow-eared 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	Vampyressa
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Vampyressa thyone

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.