Golden Webcap vs Great Flying Fox

Cortinarius humicola compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

Golden Webcap is Endangered while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Webcap	Great 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 humicola	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Webcap	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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