alpine lady's-mantle vs Fool's Webcap

Alchemilla alpina compared with Cortinarius orellanus

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Fool's Webcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Cortinarius
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Cortinarius orellanus

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Fool's Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Fool's Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden