Big-Bellied Webcap vs Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Cortinarius largus compared with Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Key Differences

  • Big-Bellied Webcap is Least Concern while Namdapha Flying Squirrel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-Bellied Webcap Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cortinariaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Cortinarius Biswamoyopterus
Species Cortinarius largus Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Conservation Status

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-Bellied Webcap Namdapha Flying Squirrel
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.

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

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.

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

No description available.

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