Blushing Webcap vs Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Neofelis diardi

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Diardi’s Clouded Leopard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Neofelis diardi

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
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.

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

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.