Bitter Webcap vs Falkland Island fox

Cortinarius infractus compared with Dusicyon australis

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Falkland Island fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Falkland Island fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cortinarius	Dusicyon
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Dusicyon australis

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Falkland Island fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Falkland Island fox
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.

Falkland Island fox

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.