Big-Bellied Webcap vs Kazbeg Birch Mouse

Cortinarius largus compared with Sicista kazbegica

Key Differences

• Big-Bellied Webcap is Least Concern while Kazbeg Birch Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Bellied Webcap	Kazbeg Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Sicista
Species	Cortinarius largus	Sicista kazbegica

Conservation Status

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Kazbeg Birch Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Bellied Webcap	Kazbeg Birch Mouse
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.

Kazbeg Birch Mouse

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.