Blushing Webcap vs Northern Bettong

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Bettongia
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

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.