Blushing Webcap vs Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Zorro Volador de Lord Howe is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blushing Webcap

The Blushing Webcap (Cortinarius cyanites) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.