Bitter Webcap vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Cortinarius infractus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

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.