Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Quartz Webcap

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Cortinarius quarciticus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Quartz Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Quartz Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Cortinarius
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Cortinarius quarciticus

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Quartz Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Quartz Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Quartz Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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