Bitter Webcap vs Philippine mouse-deer

Cortinarius infractus compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Tragulus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Philippine mouse-deer
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.

Philippine mouse-deer

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.