Bitter Webcap vs Foca Pia

Cortinarius infractus compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Cortinarius	Pagophilus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Foca Pia
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.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.