Blushing Webcap vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Peale’s Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Nyctinomops
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Peale’s Free-tailed 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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.