Fool's Webcap vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	Gervais's Fruit-eating 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Artibeus
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Artibeus cinereus

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fool's Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.