Freckled Webcap vs Great Flying Fox

Cortinarius spilomeus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Freckled Webcap is Endangered while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Freckled Webcap	Great Flying Fox
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)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cortinarius spilomeus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Freckled Webcap

EN — Endangered

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Freckled Webcap	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Freckled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.