Golden Webcap vs Midas Free-tailed Bat

Cortinarius humicola compared with Mops midas

Key Differences

Golden Webcap is Endangered while Midas Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Webcap	Midas Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Mops
Species	Cortinarius humicola	Mops midas

Conservation Status

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Midas Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Webcap	Midas Free-tailed 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.