Bitter Webcap vs Pig-footed bandicoot

Cortinarius infractus compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Pig-footed bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Pig-footed bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Chaeropus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Pig-footed bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Pig-footed bandicoot
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.

Pig-footed bandicoot

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.