Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Spangle Waxcap

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Hygrocybe insipida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Spangle Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Hygrocybe
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Hygrocybe insipida

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spangle Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Spangle Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Spangle Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.