Blushing Webcap vs Central Australian Rock Rat

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Zyzomys pedunculatus

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Central Australian Rock Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Zyzomys
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Zyzomys pedunculatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Central Australian Rock Rat
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.

Central Australian Rock Rat

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.

Central Australian Rock Rat

The Central Australian Rock Rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) is a species in the genus Zyzomys. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.