Blue-Girdled Webcap vs Crabeater seal

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Cortinarius	Lobodon
Species	Cortinarius collinitus	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Crabeater seal
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.

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.