Bitter Webcap vs Japanese Hare

Cortinarius infractus compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cortinarius	Lepus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

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.