Bitter Webcap vs Kazbeg Birch Mouse

Cortinarius infractus compared with Sicista kazbegica

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Kazbeg Birch Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Kazbeg 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 kazbegica

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Kazbeg Birch Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Kazbeg 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.

Kazbeg 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.