Blushing Webcap vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Crossarchus
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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.