Big-Bellied Webcap vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Cortinarius largus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

  • Big-Bellied Webcap is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-Bellied Webcap Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (грибы) Animalia (животные)
Phylum Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты) Chordata (хордовые)
Class Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты) Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order Agaricales (агариковые) Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family Cortinariaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Cortinarius Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Cortinarius largus Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-Bellied Webcap Gray-headed Flying Fox
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.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

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.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

No description available.

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