Blushing Webcap vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Perognathus
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

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.