Blunt Webcap vs Common Seahorse

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Hippocampus kuda

Key Differences

Blunt Webcap is Least Concern while Common Seahorse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Webcap	Common Seahorse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)
Genus	Cortinarius	Amphiprion (Clownfish)
Species	Cortinarius obtusus	Hippocampus kuda

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Webcap	Common Seahorse
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	17 cm
Average Weight	—	10 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Common Seahorse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Philippines. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blunt Webcap

The Blunt Webcap (Cortinarius obtusus) 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.