Olive Wax Cap vs Orange-throated Bat

Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive Wax Cap	Orange-throated 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	Hygrophorus	Lampronycteris
Species	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Conservation Status

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive Wax Cap	Orange-throated Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.