Imperial Webcap vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Cortinarius purpureus compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Key Differences

• Imperial Webcap is Not Evaluated while Mexican free-tailed bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Imperial Webcap	Mexican 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	Tadarida
Species	Cortinarius purpureus	Tadarida brasiliensis

Conservation Status

Imperial Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Imperial Webcap	Mexican free-tailed 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.

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.