Blue-Girdled Webcap vs Desert Dormouse

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Blue-Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Cortinarius	Selevinia
Species	Cortinarius collinitus	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Desert Dormouse
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.

Desert Dormouse

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.