Blue-Girdled Webcap vs False Water Rat

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Blue-Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Girdled Webcap	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Xeromys
Species	Cortinarius collinitus	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Girdled Webcap	False Water Rat
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.

False Water Rat

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.