Blushing Webcap vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Blarina
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Blarina hylophaga

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
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.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

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.