Bitter Webcap vs El Carrizo Deermouse

Cortinarius infractus compared with Peromyscus ochraventer

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while El Carrizo Deermouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	El Carrizo Deermouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Peromyscus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Peromyscus ochraventer

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

El Carrizo Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	El Carrizo Deermouse
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.

El Carrizo Deermouse

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.