Bitter Webcap vs Desert Rat-kangaroo

Cortinarius infractus compared with Caloprymnus campestris

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Desert Rat-kangaroo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Caloprymnus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Caloprymnus campestris

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Desert Rat-kangaroo
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 Rat-kangaroo

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.