Blue-Girdled Webcap vs Giant Noctule

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

• Blue-Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Giant 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 collinitus	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Giant Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Girdled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Blue-Girdled Webcap

The Blue Girdled Webcap (Cortinarius collinitus) 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.