vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Cortinarius pratensis compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesser New Zealand Short-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	Mystacinidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Mystacina
Species	Cortinarius pratensis	Mystacina tuberculata

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed 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, and Sweden.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cortinarius pratensis is a webcap mushroom associated with grassland and woodland edge habitats, featuring an ochre to pale brown cap and the rusty-spored gills typical of Cortinarius. It forms ectomycorrhizal associations with trees in temperate European environments. Listed as Data Deficient, its precise ecology, population status, and taxonomic boundaries require further investigation.