Blushing Webcap vs Brush-tailed Mulgara

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Dasycercus blythi

Key Differences

  • Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blushing Webcap Brush-tailed Mulgara
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Cortinariaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Cortinarius Dasycercus
Species Cortinarius cyanites Dasycercus blythi

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blushing Webcap Brush-tailed Mulgara
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blushing Webcap

The Blushing Webcap (Cortinarius cyanites) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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