Butter Waxcap vs Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Hygrocybe ceracea compared with Hipposideros ater

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butter Waxcap	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Hipposideros
Species	Hygrocybe ceracea	Hipposideros ater

Conservation Status

Butter Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butter Waxcap	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butter Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Butter Waxcap

The Butter Waxcap (Hygrocybe ceracea) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.