Goatcheese Webcap vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Cortinarius camphoratus compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

Goatcheese Webcap is Vulnerable while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatcheese Webcap	LaVal'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 camphoratus	Thyroptera lavali

Conservation Status

Goatcheese Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatcheese Webcap	LaVal's Disk-winged 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.