Fool's Webcap vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	Japanese Short-tailed 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	Eptesicus
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Eptesicus japonensis

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	Japanese Short-tailed 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.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.