Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Contrary Webcap

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Cortinarius variicolor

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Contrary Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Contrary Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Cortinarius
Species	Chaerephon jobimena	Cortinarius variicolor

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Contrary Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Contrary Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Contrary Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

The Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon jobimena) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.