vs Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Cortinarius bivelus compared with Pteronotus paraguanensis

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Paraguana Common Mustached Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Paraguana Common Mustached 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	Mormoopidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Pteronotus
Species	Cortinarius bivelus	Pteronotus paraguanensis

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cortinarius bivelus is a mycorrhizal agaric fungus in the family Cortinariaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). Like other members of the genus, it forms ectomycorrhizal associations with forest trees and produces a characteristic cobweb-like cortina veil when young. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size prevent a reliable conservation assessment.