Fool's Webcap vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	Greater Long-nosed Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Macroglossus
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	Greater Long-nosed Fruit 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.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.