Brown oak slender vs Mountain Webcap

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Mountain Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Gracillariidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Cortinarius
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Mountain Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.