Blushing Webcap vs North American Hoary Bat

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while North American Hoary Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	North American Hoary 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Aeorestes
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Aeorestes cinereus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	North American Hoary 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.

North American Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

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.