Mountain Waxcap vs Pale-faced Bat

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Phylloderma stenops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Pale-faced 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	Phylloderma
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Phylloderma stenops

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Pale-faced 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.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.