Blunt Webcap vs Eden's whale

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Balaenoptera edeni

Key Differences

Blunt Webcap is Least Concern while Eden's whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Webcap	Eden's whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Cortinarius	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Cortinarius obtusus	Balaenoptera edeni

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Eden's whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Webcap	Eden's whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eden's whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.