Bitter Webcap vs Jungle Shrew

Cortinarius infractus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Suncus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

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.