Garlic Waxcap vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Garlic Waxcap is Least Concern while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Pteropus pumilus

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garlic Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.