Blunt Webcap vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blunt Webcap Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family Cortinariaceae Erinaceidae
Genus Cortinarius Atelerix
Species Cortinarius obtusus Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blunt Webcap Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

No description available.

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