Blushing Webcap vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Greater Short-nosed Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Cynopterus
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Cynopterus sphinx

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
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.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.