Blue-Girdled Webcap vs Flat-headed cat

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Prionailurus planiceps

Key Differences

• Blue-Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Flat-headed cat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Flat-headed cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Prionailurus
Species	Cortinarius collinitus	Prionailurus planiceps

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed cat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Flat-headed cat
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.

Flat-headed cat

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.