Bitter Webcap vs Gray Birch Mouse

Cortinarius infractus compared with Sicista pseudonapaea

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Gray Birch Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Gray Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Sicista
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Sicista pseudonapaea

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Gray Birch Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Gray Birch Mouse
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.

Gray Birch Mouse

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.