Bitter Webcap vs Japanese Noctule

Cortinarius infractus compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Japanese Noctule
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	Nyctalus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Japanese Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Webcap

The Bitter Webcap (Cortinarius infractus) 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.