Fool's Webcap vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	Peale’s Free-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	Molossidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Nyctinomops
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	Peale’s Free-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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.