Big-Bellied Webcap vs Franciscana

Cortinarius largus compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• Big-Bellied Webcap is Least Concern while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Bellied Webcap	Franciscana
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Pontoporia
Species	Cortinarius largus	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Bellied Webcap	Franciscana
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.

Franciscana

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.