Bitter Webcap vs Little Pied Bat

Cortinarius infractus compared with Chalinolobus picatus

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Little Pied Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Little Pied Bat
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	Chalinolobus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Chalinolobus picatus

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Little Pied Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Little Pied Bat
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.

Little Pied Bat

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.