Goatcheese Webcap vs Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Cortinarius camphoratus compared with Phyllostomus hastatus

Key Differences

Goatcheese Webcap is Vulnerable while Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatcheese Webcap	Greater Spear-nosed 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Phyllostomus
Species	Cortinarius camphoratus	Phyllostomus hastatus

Conservation Status

Goatcheese Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatcheese Webcap	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goatcheese Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.