Blue-Girdled Webcap vs Hog badger

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Arctonyx collaris

Key Differences

• Blue-Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Hog badger is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Hog badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cortinarius	Arctonyx
Species	Cortinarius collinitus	Arctonyx collaris

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Hog badger

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Hog badger
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.

Hog badger

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.