Big-Bellied Webcap vs Lesser Noctule

Cortinarius largus compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Big-Bellied Webcap is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Bellied Webcap	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Nyctalus
Species	Cortinarius largus	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Bellied Webcap	Lesser Noctule
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.

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden