Blunt Webcap vs Long-clawed Shrew

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blunt Webcap Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Cortinariaceae Soricidae
Genus Cortinarius Sorex
Species Cortinarius obtusus Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blunt Webcap Long-clawed Shrew
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.

Long-clawed Shrew

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.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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