Blushing Webcap vs Fishing Cat

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Fishing Cat
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	Prionailurus
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Fishing Cat
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.

Fishing Cat

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.