Blunt Webcap vs Long-tailed Marmot

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Marmota caudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blunt Webcap Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cortinariaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Cortinarius Marmota
Species Cortinarius obtusus Marmota caudata

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blunt Webcap Long-tailed Marmot
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-tailed Marmot

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-tailed Marmot

No description available.

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