Blushing Webcap vs Greater Chinese Mole

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Euroscaptor
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Greater Chinese Mole
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.

Greater Chinese Mole

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.