Fool's Webcap vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	Peters's Disk-winged 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	Thyropteridae
Genus	Cortinarius	Thyroptera
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	Peters's Disk-winged 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.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.