Blushing Webcap vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Hairy Little 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Rhinophylla
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Rhinophylla alethina

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Hairy Little 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.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.