Mountain Webcap vs North Moluccan Flying Fox

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Pteropus caniceps

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Pteropus caniceps

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	North Moluccan Flying Fox
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.

North Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.