Blushing Webcap vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Atelerix
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

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.