Bitter Webcap vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Cortinarius infractus compared with Funambulus pennantii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Northern Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cortinarius	Funambulus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Funambulus pennantii

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Northern Palm Squirrel
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.

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.

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.