Big-Bellied Webcap vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Cortinarius largus compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-Bellied Webcap Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family Cortinariaceae Erinaceidae
Genus Cortinarius Atelerix
Species Cortinarius largus Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-Bellied Webcap Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

No description available.

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