Blue-Girdled Webcap vs Oriente Cave Rat

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Boromys offella

Key Differences

• Blue-Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Oriente Cave 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	Echimyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Boromys
Species	Cortinarius collinitus	Boromys offella

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Oriente Cave 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.

Oriente Cave 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.