Girdled Webcap vs Ornate Flying Fox

Cortinarius trivialis compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Girdled Webcap	Ornate Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cortinarius trivialis	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Girdled Webcap	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Girdled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.