Mountain Waxcap vs Painted Woolly Bat

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain 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	Hygrocybe	Kerivoula
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Painted Woolly 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.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.