Bitter Webcap vs Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

Cortinarius infractus compared with Pattonomys punctatus

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Pattonomys
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Pattonomys punctatus

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat
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.

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.