Brown Mastiff Bat vs Golden Webcap

Promops nasutus compared with Cortinarius humicola

Key Differences

• Brown Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Golden Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Mastiff Bat	Golden Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Promops	Cortinarius
Species	Promops nasutus	Cortinarius humicola

Conservation Status

Brown Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Mastiff Bat	Golden Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Golden Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown Mastiff Bat

The Brown Mastiff Bat (Promops nasutus) is a species in the genus Promops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.