Dark fruit-eating bat vs Quartz Webcap

Artibeus obscurus compared with Cortinarius quarciticus

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Quartz Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Quartz Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cortinarius
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Cortinarius quarciticus

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Quartz Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Quartz Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Quartz Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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