Golden Webcap vs Jamaican fruit bat

Cortinarius humicola compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Golden Webcap is Endangered while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Webcap	Jamaican fruit 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	Artibeus
Species	Cortinarius humicola	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Webcap	Jamaican fruit bat
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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.