Bitter Webcap vs Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Cortinarius infractus compared with Calomyscus grandis

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Noble Brush-tailed Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Noble Brush-tailed 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	Calomyscidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Calomyscus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Calomyscus grandis

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Noble Brush-tailed 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.

Noble Brush-tailed 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.