Big-Bellied Webcap vs Black Flying Squirrel

Cortinarius largus compared with Aeromys tephromelas

Key Differences

  • Big-Bellied Webcap is Least Concern while Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-Bellied Webcap Black Flying Squirrel
Kingdom Fungi (菌界) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Basidiomycota (担子菌門) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Agaricales (ハラタケ目) Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family Cortinariaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Cortinarius Aeromys
Species Cortinarius largus Aeromys tephromelas

Conservation Status

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-Bellied Webcap Black Flying Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Bellied Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-Bellied Webcap

The Big-Bellied Webcap (Cortinarius largus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Black Flying Squirrel

The Black Flying Squirrel (Aeromys tephromelas) is a species in the genus Aeromys. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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