Bitter Webcap vs Desert Dormouse

Cortinarius infractus compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Cortinarius	Selevinia
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Desert Dormouse
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 Dormouse

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.