Imperial Webcap vs Jamaican fruit bat

Cortinarius purpureus compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Imperial Webcap is Not Evaluated while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Imperial 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 purpureus	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Imperial Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Imperial Webcap	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Imperial Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.