Blunt Webcap vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blunt Webcap Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family Cortinariaceae Notoryctidae
Genus Cortinarius Notoryctes
Species Cortinarius obtusus Notoryctes caurinus

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blunt Webcap Northern Marsupial Mole
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.

Northern Marsupial Mole

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.

Northern Marsupial Mole

No description available.

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