Big-Bellied Webcap vs Black Kauri

Cortinarius largus compared with Agathis atropurpurea

Key Differences

• Big-Bellied Webcap is Least Concern while Black Kauri is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Bellied Webcap	Black Kauri
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Braconidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Agathis
Species	Cortinarius largus	Agathis atropurpurea

Conservation Status

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Bellied Webcap	Black Kauri
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 Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 Kauri

The Black Kauri (Agathis atropurpurea) is a species in the genus Agathis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.