Mountain Webcap vs New Caledonia Wattled Bat

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while New Caledonia Wattled Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	New Caledonia Wattled 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Chalinolobus
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	New Caledonia Wattled Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.