Blue-Girdled Webcap vs Brown Slender Toad

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Ansonia leptopus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-Girdled Webcap Brown Slender Toad
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family Cortinariaceae Bufonidae
Genus Cortinarius Ansonia
Species Cortinarius collinitus Ansonia leptopus

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-Girdled Webcap Brown Slender Toad
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Girdled Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Brown Slender Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Blue-Girdled Webcap

The Blue Girdled Webcap (Cortinarius collinitus) 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.

Brown Slender Toad

The Brown Slender Toad (Ansonia leptopus) is a species in the genus Ansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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