Blunt Webcap vs North American least shrew

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blunt Webcap North American least 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 Cryptotis
Species Cortinarius obtusus Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blunt Webcap North American least 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.

North American least 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.

North American least shrew

No description available.

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