Oily Waxcap vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Hygrocybe quieta compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Key Differences

Oily Waxcap is Near Threatened while Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oily Waxcap	Peters's Ghost-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	Mormoopidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Mormoops
Species	Hygrocybe quieta	Mormoops megalophylla

Conservation Status

Oily Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oily Waxcap	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oily Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.