Blushing Webcap vs Little Ground Squirrel

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cortinarius	Spermophilus
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Little Ground Squirrel
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.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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.