Big-Bellied Webcap vs Harmless Serotine

Cortinarius largus compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Big-Bellied Webcap is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Bellied Webcap	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Eptesicus
Species	Cortinarius largus	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Bellied Webcap	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Bellied Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Big-Bellied Webcap

The Big-Bellied Webcap (Cortinarius largus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.