Goatcheese Webcap vs Hairy Big-eared Bat

Cortinarius camphoratus compared with Micronycteris hirsuta

Key Differences

Goatcheese Webcap is Vulnerable while Hairy Big-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatcheese Webcap	Hairy Big-eared 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	Micronycteris
Species	Cortinarius camphoratus	Micronycteris hirsuta

Conservation Status

Goatcheese Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatcheese Webcap	Hairy Big-eared 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.