Bitter Webcap vs North American Badger

Cortinarius infractus compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bitter Webcap North American Badger
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Cortinariaceae Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus Cortinarius Taxidea
Species Cortinarius infractus Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bitter Webcap North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

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.

North American Badger

No description available.

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