Blushing Webcap vs North American porcupine

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Erethizon
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.