Bitter Webcap vs Northern tamandua

Cortinarius infractus compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Northern tamandua
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Tamandua
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Northern tamandua
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 tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.