Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat vs Scented Webcap

Artibeus cinereus compared with Cortinarius agathosmus

Key Differences

• Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Scented Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Scented Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cortinarius
Species	Artibeus cinereus	Cortinarius agathosmus

Conservation Status

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scented Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Scented Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.