Big-Bellied Webcap vs Candelnut

Cortinarius largus compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Bellied Webcap	Candelnut
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cortinarius	Aleurites
Species	Cortinarius largus	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Conservation Status

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Bellied Webcap	Candelnut
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.

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.