Blunt Webcap vs Giant Jumping Rat

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Blunt Webcap is Least Concern while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Webcap	Giant Jumping 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	Nesomyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Hypogeomys
Species	Cortinarius obtusus	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Webcap	Giant Jumping Rat
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.

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.