Blushing Webcap vs Giant Jumping Rat

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Hypogeomys
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Giant Jumping Rat
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.

Giant Jumping Rat

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.