Contrary Webcap vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Cortinarius variicolor compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Key Differences

• Contrary Webcap is Vulnerable while Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Contrary Webcap	Hairy Fruit-eating 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Artibeus
Species	Cortinarius variicolor	Artibeus hirsutus

Conservation Status

Contrary Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Contrary Webcap	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.