Earthy Webcap vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Cortinarius hinnuleus compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Earthy Webcap is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Earthy Webcap	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cortinarius hinnuleus	Pteropus gilliardorum

Conservation Status

Earthy Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Earthy Webcap	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Earthy Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.