Blushing Webcap vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Hairy-tailed Tree 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	Brachytarsomys
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Hairy-tailed Tree 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.

Hairy-tailed Tree 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.