Bitter Webcap vs Desert Bandicoot

Cortinarius infractus compared with Perameles eremiana

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Desert Bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Desert Bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Perameles
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Perameles eremiana

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Desert Bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Webcap

The Bitter Webcap (Cortinarius infractus) 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.