Blushing Webcap vs Mexican Harvest Mouse

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Mexican Harvest 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	Cricetidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Reithrodontomys
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Mexican Harvest 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.

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.