Contrary Webcap vs Great Flying Fox

Cortinarius variicolor compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

Contrary Webcap is Vulnerable while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Contrary Webcap	Great 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 variicolor	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Contrary Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Contrary Webcap	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Contrary Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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