Blushing Webcap vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Mexican Long-tongued 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	Choeronycteris
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Choeronycteris mexicana

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Mexican Long-tongued 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.

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

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.