vs Eastern Red Bat

Cortinarius salor compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

  • is Vulnerable while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eastern Red 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 Vespertilionidae
Genus Cortinarius Lasiurus
Species Cortinarius salor Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eastern Red Bat
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Average Length — —
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

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

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Cortinarius salor is a webcap mushroom recognised by its slimy, blue-violet cap and paler gills that mature to rusty brown as spores develop. It forms ectomycorrhizal partnerships with broadleaf trees, especially beech, in European temperate forests. Classified as Vulnerable, this species is threatened by the loss of mature, undisturbed deciduous woodland.

Eastern Red Bat

No description available.

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