Contrary Webcap vs Little Fruit-eating Bat

Cortinarius variicolor compared with Artibeus ravus

Key Differences

Contrary Webcap is Vulnerable while Little Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Contrary Webcap	Little Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Artibeus
Species	Cortinarius variicolor	Artibeus ravus

Conservation Status

Contrary Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Little Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Contrary Webcap	Little Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Contrary Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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