Blushing Webcap vs Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Nephelomys auriventer

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Ecuadorean Rice 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	Cricetidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Nephelomys
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Nephelomys auriventer

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Ecuadorean Rice 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.

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.