Bitter Webcap vs Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Cortinarius infractus compared with Marmosa andersoni

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Marmosa
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Marmosa andersoni

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
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.

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

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.