Contrary Webcap vs Mexican Agouti

Cortinarius variicolor compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Contrary Webcap is Vulnerable while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Contrary Webcap	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Dasyprocta
Species	Cortinarius variicolor	Dasyprocta mexicana

Conservation Status

Contrary Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Contrary Webcap	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Contrary Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.