Blushing Webcap vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Moluccan 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 chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Moluccan 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.

Moluccan 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.