Blushing Webcap vs Fiery Spiny Mouse

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Acomys ignitus

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Fiery Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Fiery Spiny Mouse
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	Acomys
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Acomys ignitus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Fiery Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Fiery Spiny Mouse
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.

Fiery Spiny Mouse

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.