Blushing Webcap vs Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Pteropus pohlei

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Geelvink Bay Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Geelvink Bay 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 cyanites	Pteropus pohlei

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Geelvink Bay Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blushing Webcap

The Blushing Webcap (Cortinarius cyanites) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.