Goblet Waxcap vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Hygrocybe cantharellus compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goblet Waxcap	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Nyctinomops
Species	Hygrocybe cantharellus	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Goblet Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goblet Waxcap	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goblet Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.