Mountain Waxcap vs Peking Myotis

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Myotis pequinius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Peking Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Myotis pequinius

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Peking Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Peking Myotis
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.

Peking Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.